Event Scholarship Information
Here at Hessel Student Ministries, we are committed to never allowing a student to miss an event due to insufficient funds. On occasion, a family may have financial needs. To assist with this, we have limited scholarship money that is both budgeted and donated to meet special needs.
Please note the following scholarship guidelines:
1. If you are looking for a scholarship for a camp, please contact the camp for assistance first. (**For Hume Lake this must be done through Cora at least five weeks in advance**).
2. Any student seeking a scholarship must fill out the application from the website on the Youth Ministry tab. This application is to be filled out by a parent/guardian and submitted at least two weeks prior to an event. This will allow adequate time for processing.
3. The names of scholarship applicants are kept confidential.
4. The events in the ministry are designed to “break even,” neither making money, nor losing money. The cost of the activity is not inflated to subsidize scholarships we may give to students for the events. All scholarships come from a limited amount in our budget or, if available, from special designated donations.
5. Scholarships will be given in the form of a credit towards an event. This assures that the scholarship will be used for what it was intended.
6. Scholarships are given on the basis of need. They are not given out in an indiscriminate or imprudent manner. However, we will not challenge a family to prove to us their financial need. We ask each family to pay the maximum amount that they are able to afford. The remaining cost of the event becomes the amount requested through a scholarship. Normally we give scholarships for up to half the amount of the event, although it is usually for less. However, if the need is for half the total cost or more, we will seek to meet the requested amount with available funds. If, after receiving the scholarship, the student of his/her family is able to repay the scholarship, we encourage them to do so. This can be done by simply making a donation to the “Student Ministries Scholarship Fund” in an offering envelope along with your other offerings or you can also donate online at www.hessel.org under the Give tab and please be sure to choose “Student Scholarship Fund.” This enables others in the future to receive similar benefits.
NOTE: For events other than summer camp, the amount you are able to pay should be turned in when application is completed.
