FTESEA sets up new model for grant-giving

FTESEA introduced the new model for giving grants to individual seminaries beginning 2015. This was discussed by the FTESEA Program Committee during its meeting with the ATESEA and NJUTS representatives on October 10, 2014 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America national office in Chicago. The new model of FTESEA grants to schools will be based on the following criteria:

1. Academic projects that are envisaged to have an impact on the academic development of seminaries, and faculty within the area/ country. This means that priority will be given to projects of seminaries that come up with new and creative ways of faculty and academic development in collaboration with seminaries and/or other graduate level institutions in the area.

2. The outcome of the projects should benefit not only the participating seminaries but also other member seminaries of ATESEA in the area/region.

3. The project may cover a period of two to three years. The seminaries that receive support for a project will not be eligible for new grant for the next three years.

After the meeting with the program committee, the representatives gave some updates on their focused programs accomplished for 2014 during the Board meeting of FTESEA on October 11.

In line with the new guidelines on the FTESEA grants, member schools are invited to send their project proposals for 2016 to the ATESEA Executive Director at equina.atesea@gmail.com on or before May 30, 2015.