BISHOP PETER D. WEAVER SCHOLARSHIP

NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The “Bishop Peter D. Weaver Mission Scholarship Endowment Fund” was created by gifts received from individuals and groups to honor Bishop Weaver for his years of service as Bishop of the New England Annual Conference (NEAC). The scholarship seeks to assist laity and clergy of the NEAC with travel expenses as they are called to be involved in mission outreach projects beyond their local community. The Conference Board of Global Ministries shall have responsibility for reviewing all applications for funds and determining the eligibility of the individuals applying, as well as the amount that shall be awarded which may be up to, but no more than 50% of the travel expenses. Only one scholarship per year may be awarded to any individual applicant.

Eligibility:

  • Must be a layperson residing within the New England Annual Conference or a clergy member of the Conference
  • Must be an active participant/member in a United Methodist Church in the New England Annual Conference.
  • Must be involved in an approved United Methodist-related mission project.

Deadline for submitting application:

The applicant must submit a completed application form at least three months prior to the start of travel to the site of the mission project. The applicant will be notified of acceptance or rejection at least two months prior to travel.

All submitted applications must include these items:

____ Application Form

____ Laity: Recommendation Letter from Pastor

Clergy: Recommendation letter from Lead Pastor/District Superintendent

____ Brochure or website information regarding the mission trip.

Only completed applications will be accepted. Partial applications will be returned. If there are any questions about the application please contact Barbara Burnside or the Chair of the Board of Global Ministry

Completed applications may be submitted electronically or by mail.

Email Application to: Barbara Burnside,

Mail Application to:Barbara Burnside

New England Conference Center

P O Box 249

276 Essex Street

Lawrence MA 01842-0449

Application Form

BISHOP PETER D. WEAVER SCHOLARSHIP

NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Name: ______Date: ______

Address: ______

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Phone: (C) ______(H) ______

Date of Birth: ______Email: ______

Home Church: ______

Church Address: ______

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Date of Mission Trip: ______

Location of Mission Trip/ Mission Organization: ______

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What will you be doing at this mission trip: ______

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Name of the group, organization or group leader(s):

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Total Costofthe Mission trip: $______

Registration:______

Food:______

Travel:______

Other (List):______

Other sources of funds for the trip:

Personal contribution:______

Fund-raisers:______

Otherscholarships: ______

Total source amount:______

Have you attended mission trip(s) in the past? Yes/No

If so, list when and where,uptothreetrips:

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Have you applied for this scholarship before and when? ______

Have you received this scholarship before and how much? ______

If approved, check should be made out and sent to?

(if it is to a person, he/she will have to fill out W-9 form)

Name: ______

Address: ______

Signature: ______