Condolence message 🙏

Rev.M.Soosappan (Former Controller of IELC)

Praying for you and your family during this difficult time. I hope you feel the power of God’s love and His presence in your lives.

John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Rev.Dr.Priestly Balasingh,

President, IELC.

INVITATION FOR ANNUAL GENERALBODY (Church Council)MEETING FOR IELC SOCIETY(Reg No:11/1959)

       LWF  Notification

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings of peace to you from the LWF Communion Office in Geneva.

Please find attached the Annual LWF Scholarship Letter and other documents including copies of applications and budget sheets for your information. Kindly note that each LWF member church is eligible to apply 7 scholarships, 5 for regular and 2 for short-term scholarships from August 1^st.

The link to the login page: https://webportalapp.com/sp/lutheran_world_multi. Please forward this link to selected candidate/s from your church. The scholarship portal has a multi-language feature. Users can have the option to enable a Google Translation by clicking the globe sign on the top of the page. Please note that the translation may not be completely correct.

After an application is completed, a ‘Church Review’ should be filled out. Please send us a name and email address of your church representative, who will review application/s, complete church review form/s and upload church endorsement letter/s signed by the church leader. We will send a link to the identified person to complete the form.

Please note that the submission deadlines: for applications on October 1^st and church review forms on October 15^th.

Warm regards,

On behalf of Rev. Katariina Kiilunen

Duangporn (Puk) Saussay

Program Support Officer, Capacity Building and Leadership Development

Department for Theology, Mission and Justice (DTMJ)

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Procedure of the LWF scholarships application and approval process

• August: Kick-off of the application phase. The information about the new application phase including updated application documents are sent to all LWF member churches and LWF national committees, and are shared across the LWF networks and channels. All church leaders are requested to share the information widely within their churches and wider communities, including the grassroots level.

At this point the LWF Scholarship online portal link is only shared with member churches (church leadership), it should not be shared widely.

• August-October: Pre-screening processes in the churches. Each church or LWF national committee is supposed to do a pre-screening of all individual and group applications through its internal committee or board. At the end of this process, each church selects up to 7 candidates (5 for regular and 2 for short-term scholarships) and shares the LWF Scholarship portal link with them.

• August-October: Submission of applications. The candidate will fill out the LWF online application form and submit the application with required documents.

• September-October: Request to endorsing churches to review application. After LWF has received the submitted application, the request is sent to the endorsing church for review, using the LWF online portal. The official church endorsement letter must be uploaded onto the review form.

• 15 October: Deadline for applications

• October-November: Geneva screening process. LWF Geneva reviews, pre-screens and short-lists applications.

• December: Approval. The candidates are presented to the LWF Scholarship Committee for approval. The Committee consists of LWF staff from different departments and staff from the related agencies that support the scholarships program. The Committee takes the final decision on the candidates to be approved for scholarships.

• January (of the following year): Information. The LWF informs the churches and LWF national committees of the decisions of the LWF Scholarship Committee. Each church is responsible for informing the individual candidates about the outcome of their application.

• January-December (of the following year): Scholarship implementation. Implementation of approved scholarships must start within one year. For candidates who are already in training, the scholarship will be activated for the following semester. No financial assistance can be paid retroactively for previous academic years or semesters. Each church or national committee is responsible for effective reporting, communication and follow-up with its approved candidates and LWF Geneva.

 LWF SCHOLARSHIP NOTIFICATION

LWF calls for scholarship applications in theology and diakonia

10 Aug 2023

Applications are open for the 2024 scholarship program and churches are invited to share details widely with candidates keen to pursue studies in theology and diakonia.

Scholarships provide support to individuals but also inspire and empower whole communities
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes applications for its 2024 scholarships program, offering support for candidates in member churches around the globe seeking to pursue studies in theology or diakonia and development-related subjects.

Applications can be made for regular diploma, bachelor, masters or PhD programs, as well as for short term scholarships that may be used for online courses, workshops, seminars or research projects. The latter are designed for church workers who can apply newly gained skills to benefit the daily work of the church or related institutions.

All applications must be endorsed by a candidate’s church leadership and must reflect the needs and priorities of that institution. Church leaders must show a commitment to engaging candidates as employees or volunteers after completion of the course and applications should be accompanied by a detailed description of how the skills acquired will serve to build capacity within the church.

Applications may be made for individual or group scholarships, with each LWF member church eligible to apply for five regular and two short-term scholarships. In the application process, LWF’s gender and youth quotas must be respected, both in the category of theology and diakonia. Candidates should be encouraged to pursue study courses in their home countries, unless there are valid reasons for an overseas application.

LWF’s scholarship program has been active since the 1950s, working alongside the churches to promote participatory leadership and strengthen missionary activity in the local context.

Interested candidates may touch these following links

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You may contact CBO for further assistance.

Rev.Dr.J.Priestly Balasingh ,

President IELC