scholarship information
Scholarships
We encourage individuals with financial challenges to apply for scholarship assistance. It is our sincere wish that financial constraints not be an impediment to individuals’ ability to hear and practice the dharma on retreat.
Financial assistance is available on all retreats. Our Scholarship Fund is subsidized by the generosity of individuals donating directly to the Fund, through our practice of designating 50% of all general donations and 100% of all cancellation fees to the Scholarship Fund.
Approved scholarships for most retreats generally come in the form of a work-exchange and a 50% reduction in the retreat fee. (On retreats longer than 12 days, the amount will vary, so please contact BCIMS for specific scholarship information for longer retreats.) Work-exchange duties vary and are pre-assigned. Generally they help to support kitchen operations. Work exchange duties intrude only minimally, if at all, into formal retreat sessions; most are performed during the meal breaks or during part of a walking meditation session. In cases of disability, we are happy to adjust the work-exchange responsibilities to accommodate individuals’ particular physical needs in a gentle and appropriate way.
To apply for a scholarship, please submit a completed scholarship application form, along with your completed registration form for the retreat in which you are interested and half the full listed retreat fee (or in the case of a longer retreat, the appropriate deposit amount). By submitting all of these items together, if your application is approved we are able to confirm your scholarship and your place on the retreat.
Until the status of your scholarship is clear, we will not process your payment. If we are unable to approve you for scholarship assistance for any reason, we place your materials on hold while we can contact you to see how you wish to proceed around registering. If you decide not to register under those circumstances, you will not have committed to the retreat and may easily withdraw your registration.
Please use this link to print a Scholarship Application:
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PLEASE NOTE: Some of the retreats held by BCIMS are sponsored by outside groups. If you are interested in attending a retreat not sponsored by BCIMS, please contact the sponsoring/organizing group directly for scholarship information.
