Bursary Application Form

Overview

The Foundation offers two bursary programs as part of its work to enhance the ability of charities to better serve Canadians. We view the building of organizational capacity through staff development as crucial to improving effectiveness in programs, services and administration. We also see it as essential to fostering leadership within and across organizations.

Often groups do not have the resources available to provide training opportunities for staff and key volunteers. Through its two bursary programs, the Foundation awards grants to pay for tuition or registration costs for short-term courses, workshops or other formal training opportunities. The proposed training must include a knowledge or skill component that has the potential to increase the capacity of the individual staff member or key volunteer to contribute to meeting the organization’s mission.

Eligibility Requirements

Funding is provided to registered charities, not to individual staff or volunteers, and covers course, program or workshop fees, not incidental or travel expenses. The staff member or key volunteer who will attend must be identified before the charity applies.

Courses or programs must be offered by an educational institution, a non-profit organization or a registered charity.

Eligible charities include social service and early childhood education and care agencies in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Ineligibility: Groups that are not registered charities or those which have, as their main purpose religion, education, health or the arts may not apply.

Additional Information

For additional information regarding our bursary programs and eligibility requirements, please visit our website pages or contact the Foundation’s office at (780) 425-9616 or toll free at 1-877-788-5437.

If you require a downloadable version of this form, click here.

NOTE: In order to send this form online, you need to have ready the following files (they need to be submitted with this form):

Description of the course/event
Your (audited) financial statement for the last completed fiscal year
Your budget for the current fiscal year

Organization information

Legal Name of Organization: *

Charitable Registration Number: *

You should be able to find this number on the charitable-donation receipt you send to your donors

Address: *

City: *

Province: *

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Charities eligible for Bursary Granting Program must be located in Alberta or Saskatchewan.

Postal Code: *

Country: *

Phone: *

Fax: *

Email: *

Website: * http://

Executive Director: *

Primary Contact for Application: *

Information about the course/event you are seeking the bursary for

Name of course or program for which you are seeking a bursary?: *

Which educational institution or non-profit organization is offering the course or program?: *

Where is it being held?: *

When is it being held?: *

What is the name and title of the individual for whom you are seeking the bursary?: *

Why does this individual want to attend this course or program?: *

What benefits does this individual expect to see as a result of attending this course or program?: *

Bursary amount

What is the full amount of the bursary that you are seeking?: * $

What is the registration or tuition fee?: * $

What is the agency’s contribution?: * $

What is the registrant’s contribution? (if any): $

Information for bursaries of $1000 or more

Bursary of $1,000 or more will carry a return-service commitment. This may be expressed in terms of continued employment with your organization (minimum of 12 months following the training). Alternatively, it may be expressed in terms of action – holding seminars or workshops for people within and outside your organization to pass on the information you learn. If you have suggestions for appropriate conditions, please include them here.

Return-service commitment suggestions:

Senior Staff Person & Title:

Please provide us with name and title of the senior staff person.

Board Chair & Phone Number:

Please provide us with name and telephone number to the Board Chair.

Attachments

A copy of the description of the course or program: *

Your audited financial statements for the last completed fiscal year: *

Your budget for the current fiscal year: *

Please review the following undertaking carefully. If should be signed by the senior staff member of the organization or by the board chair (if the bursary is for the senior staff person or a volunteer).

If The Muttart Foundation grants the requested bursary, we agree:

We will return the bursary if the person named in the application cannot or does not attend and complete the course or program. This will not apply if The Muttart Foundation agrees, in advance, to allow us to substitute some other person.
The person attending the course or event will send The Muttart Foundation a written report within 60 days of the course or event. The report will include the person’s assessment of the course or program, as well as a copy of a receipt proving the registration or tuition fees were paid.

Signature of Authorized Officer: *

Date: *

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