'Next Steps' funding available from CIYD
Youth workers and volunteer youth leaders are strongly encouraged to apply for the Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD) bursary fund – Next Steps – to boost their skills and bring out their potential. The closing date for the current round is Saturday 30 November 2024.
Next Steps has been set up – with the support of the Priorities Fund – to significantly encourage the number of people who lead our young people to undertake third level professional qualifications and development within the wider youth ministry sector, the impact of which would benefit ministry in the Church of Ireland.
Qualifications can include undergraduate and postgraduate courses in relation to youth ministry, which might otherwise have been financially challenging. This is an Ireland-wide project with the hope that it will support many young people and young adults with a significant impact in ministry.
“CIYD’s Next Steps programme has had a number of very grateful recipients thus far and we would love to see more – this is why the fund exists,” National Youth Officer Simon Henry says.
“Vocational training and development in youth ministry is so essential and its impact on the Church can last for generations to come.
“Could this Next Steps programme benefit you or someone you know? We would love to see more and more people undertake professional qualifications and development in youth ministry and this support available could encourage those who otherwise would feel challenged in the current financial climate.”
If you would like to request an application form, please get in touch with Barbara Swann, CIYD’s Office Administrator, at admin@ciyd.org