2017 Scholarship Application

Scholarships to our 2017 Leadership Retreats are offered to lodges that face financial difficulties and that would benefit from attending. Lodges receiving scholarships must have a plan to move beyond their financial difficulties. Scholarships are provided by the California Masonic Foundation.

Please complete the information requested below.  All questions must be answered completely in order to be considered for a scholarship.  Financial constraints will only allow the scholarship to cover the registration fee for one officer per retreat.

You will be asked to certify your master has approved this scholarship application at the end of the survey.  
Please note: You may be asked to provide a copy of the current years’ (2017) budget, and that if your lodge has not filed the 2016 Financial Statements, the application for scholarship will be denied.  

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* 1. Please check the appropriate retreat:

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* 2. Lodge Name and Number

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* 3. Person attending

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* 4. What is your lodge office?

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* 5. What is your street address?

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* 6. City

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* 7. Zip Code

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* 8. Home phone

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* 9. Cell phone

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* 10. Email address

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* 11. Has your lodge has received a scholarship in the past?

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* 12. If yes, please provide the year(s) the scholarships were given.

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* 13. Have your lodge's 2016 financial statements been electronically filed? (Note:  You application will be denied if the 2016 financial statements have not been filed.)

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* 14. What is your current year’s lodge budget surplus or deficit?

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* 15. What is the current balance of your lodge bank accounts?

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* 16. What are your lodge’s current dues?

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* 17. Describe your financial hardship and your plan to move beyond it. (If you have already received a scholarship, describe the steps you have taken to date.)

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* 18. Explain your budget setting process and how you are managing your financial issues. If your budget is in deficit, explain why your costs exceed your collections?

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* 19. When was the last time you examined your dues?

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* 20. Please describe how your lodge will benefit from attending the retreat.

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* 21. I certify that my lodge master has approved the information within this application.  

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