Education Grants and Loans

Home Mission and Advancement Committee (HMAC) can offer various types of grants and loans, or support referrals to other funds. HMAC oversees the disbursement of grants and loans from within its own budget and from other independent funds, for members of Canadian Yearly Meeting (and, in exceptional cases, attenders). Applications are normally reviewed at the next scheduled HMAC meeting. However, applications may be fast-tracked when time constraints dictated by circumstances outside the applicant’s control require a decision before the next HMAC meeting.

Friends may be awarded an educational grant or loan only once in any three-year period. A combination grant and loan may be awarded. A Friend may only receive the Pendle Hill Scholarship once.

We have chosen to interpret “education” in a fairly broad sense. Examples include attendance at the FGC Gathering; and a theatre workshop (Britain Yearly Meeting).

Loans are interest-free. A loan repayment schedule is drawn up, tailored to the ability of the individual to repay. A repayment period of up to three years is the norm. Friends struggling with repayment obligations may apply to the HMAC Grants and Loans Officer to restructure their repayment schedule.

Grants and loans are available only to Members and attenders within Canadian Yearly Meeting. Applications to any of these funds must be accompanied by a Minute of Support from the applicant’s Monthly Meeting. Friends receiving grants/loans from HMAC are expected to submit a report to HMAC and either write an article for The Canadian Friend, or share through another medium (e.g. blog, workshop, or video).

To download and print a copy of the complete information on Education Grants and Loans, click here  Education Grants and Loans-for printing.

For the application page only, click here – Grant Application Form

Education grants and loans

Quaker Studies Fund
Pendle Hill Scholarship Fund
Dorothy Muma Memorial Bursary
Quaker Youth Pilgrimage
Referrals to other funds

	”…I wanted to connect to people my age and I wanted to connect through faith, upholding Quaker process in discernment and worship. In the months following my trip to Palestine, I have had the opportunity to share parts of the story with [many] Friends…” Jaya Karsemeyer Jaya and Amal - Ramallah   Jaha and friends - West Bank
	…and Jaya adds, a couple of years later, “Connecting with Muslim women has become a focus in my “next steps” and Amal really helped me open that door/know how to proceed–she is awonderful strong intelligent woman I really connected with and whoshared with me both about faith, and life in a frank way”
	“…In this [Quaker Youth] pilgrimage, I ‘ve learnt compassionate listening through silence…” Sakhile Zamisa, after participation in a Quaker Youth Pilgrimage