Fall 2007 Training: September 1 - November 9

Completed applications and $25.00 application fee must be received.

 

Student Information:

 

Name:__________________________________________________________________

 

Address:________________________________________________________________

 

City:______________ State:__________ Country___________ Postal Code:__________

 

Phone:________________ Fax No:____________________ E-mail:________________

 

Citizenship:______________ Passport Number and Expiration Date_________________

 

Date of Birth:______________ Male:_____ Female:_____ Marital Status:____________

 

Name of Spouse:________________________ Ages of Children:___________________

 

Church Name and Address:

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Education: (Please list all education to present)

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Name of current employment and description of work you do:

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Employment Experience:

 

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Personal References: Please provide the names of three personal references and the correct information listed below.  We ask that the references not be relatives but a pastor, past employer and/or faculty member(s) that have taught you and know you well.  SIFAT will be sending a reference form to the individuals listed below to be filled out and sent back to us.

 

Name

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Occupation

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Applicant Questionnaire:

 

1. What are your long-term goals?

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2. How would the training at SIFAT benefit the goals you stated in your first question?

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3. What are your intentions upon completion of the 10-week training session? (Further education in the United States? Application for an internship at SIFAT? Travel around until your visa expires? Seek out a sending agency? Return to your country (if international student) to implement the training you received, ECT. )

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4. What specific skills do you hope to learn at SIFAT?

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5. What skills or special abilities are you able to share while at SIFAT?

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6. What are your hobbies and interests?

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7. How did you learn about SIFAT?

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8. Are you presently associated with a mission board or agency? If so, please give the name.

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9. International applications are encouraged to have a sponsoring agency, church, or mission board, which can help with the cost of travel and tuition. It is also helpful in obtaining a visa. If you have a sponsoring organization please provide the name and address.

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10. SIFAT provides a few partial scholarships each training. These are awarded to the applicants with the most need. Will you be making application for financial assistance? If so, how do you intend to justify the need to our scholarship board?

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11. Please list avenues you have explored for funding your studies at SIFAT.

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12. Please describe your personal philosophy of: (a) Christian community development and service to others (b) appropriate technology.

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13. In order to keep the tuition cost low SIFAT operates with a minimum number of support staff. Students are asked to work on the SIFAT campus or farm 2 hours a day. Are you willing to be a part of the work-study program during your stay at SIFAT?

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Training Practicum Application Essay:

 

Please share on the spaces provided below what has influenced your present ideas and values, what religious and spiritual experiences have helped you come to your present views and lifestyle and what vision and goals you have for your near future.

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Applicant Signature

Date

 

 

Please place a photograph of yourself in this box

 
 

 

 

 

Mail to:

SIFAT
Director of Training
2944 County Road 113
Lineville, AL 36266