101047757 Saskatchewan Inc. Policies & Procedures

Revised and approved January 2026

Intent:

• To provide financial assistance to members who are experiencing financial hardships that might otherwise prevent them from continuing with Eclipse.

• To provide discount membership to attract and/or retain members who fall into an 'under-represented' demographic, e.g. basses, tenors, 'youth' members.

Form:

• May be in the form of a part or full term membership fee

Eligibility:

• All members or potential members

• Executive must approve Bursary availability based on the financial health of the organization 

Exception:

• It is part of the legal obligations of an elected board of a registered charitable organization that each individual must operate without conflict of interest.  As such, members of the Executive are NOT eligible to apply for a bursary under this policy.

Process:

• A request for bursary assistance is submitted to any member of the Executive.

  • This can be in person, or via phone/text/email as preferred by the applicant.

• The Executive member will present the Bursary request to the Executive, who will discuss the request. If necessary, a special meeting will be convened to discuss the Bursary application.

  • Requests will be evaluated to ensure that the spirit and intent of the bursaries are maintained.

  • The number of bursaries available will be based on the financial health of the organization.

  • All applications will be held in strictest confidence by Executive members.

  • No corroborating financial information will be requested by the Executive.

  • The Treasurer and / or President will inform the applicant within 2 weeks whether the bursary request has been approved or rejected.

  • Names of bursary applicants/recipients will not be made available to the membership at large.