Scholarships and Awards

In 2003 the Agatha Kaasa Bursary Fund was established by the national UCW. The fund is fully supported by a bequest left by Agatha Kaasa for women's work in the church.

Margaret Agatha (Coultes) Kaasa (1909-2000) was born in Huron County, Ontario. She attended Wingham High School and trained as a registered nurse from Grove Memorial Hospital, Fergus. Agatha was a private nurse for several years, and then trained as a lay minister at St. George's College, Toronto. She worked for nine years in the Maynooth, Alberta area as lay minister to four charges. She did hospital visitation in Toronto as well as in Edmonton, Alberta. Agatha was an active member of the WMS and later of the UCW.

Who can apply?

Any woman who is part of The United Church of Canada and is not in paid accountable ministry is welcome to apply.

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What kinds of requests does the fund support?

The Agatha Kaasa Bursary Fund supports:

• lay leadership training and education
• continuing education within the church
• projects or events that promote education, mission, outreach, spiritual nurture, and ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, locally or abroad

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How much money does the bursary fund offer?

The recipient can receive up to one third of the total expenses related to the request, with a maximum bursary of $1,500.

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Will all requests be funded?

Requests will be funded at the discretion of the bursary committee, as funds permit.

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How often can individuals apply for a bursary?

Applicants can apply once a year. Preference will be given to first-time applicants.

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Application Procedures

Please print and fill out the application form. [PDF: 2 pp/72 KB]

Application Deadlines

• April 15
• October 15

Decision Deadlines

• June 15
• December 15

Send applications to:

For more information contact:

Dorothy Amos
Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 4156
E-mail: Dorothy Amos