Grant applications for new projects
The College supports the personal and ministerial development of London clergy, making grants to clergy who are Fellows or Members of the College and who reside within the boundaries of the M25.
While the College’s policy is regularly reviewed, we are particularly interested in innovative projects that do not easily fit the criteria of other grant-making bodies. We are pleased to contribute to the cost of study leave or further study, but it is not our policy to contribute to projects e.g. visits to twinned parishes overseas, which we see as a parochial or diocesan responsibility. Applicants for Sion College grants must be Fellows or Members of the College, and have been a Fellow or Member for at least a year before the course of study or time of study leave begins.
Members of the Grants Committee welcome the opportunity to meet those particularly considering sabbatical or study leave projects at an early stage so that we are able to give assistance in planning and in identifying financial resources. Please note that these meetings generally take place in the College office, which is on the second floor with no lift. If you have any difficulty with this, please let us know.
If you believe you are eligible you should complete and return the grant application form and provide a separate outline of your proposal giving, if possible, an estimate of costs. In some circumstances, for example with study leave and sabbatical proposals, we will arrange for two members of the Grants Committee to meet you to discuss the proposal. Applications are considered by the Grants Committee at its quarterly meetings in January, April, July and October. It is a requirement of our process that they are submitted to the College Office by the last day of the preceding month. Applications which fail to meet these deadlines will not be considered. Please note also that grants are not made for courses or work already in progress.
| Course / Study beginning | Committee meets | Last date for application |
| February / March / April | January | 31st December |
| May / June / July | April | 31st March |
| August / September / October | July |
30th June |
November / December / January |
October |
30th September |
