Financial-Aid Application

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* These fields are required

1 Applicatant Information

2 Personal Information

Gender *
Birth Date *
Occupation *
Occupation- Other *
Address *
Address 2
City *
State/Prov. *
Zip/Postal *
Country *

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3 Practice History and Motivation

Do you have previous experience with meditation? *
How many years have you been practicing meditation? *
From where did you learn meditation? Which tradition was it in? *
Who is your main practice teacher? *	Type "None" if you do not practice with a regular teacher.
What is your current method of meditation? *
Current method of meditation - Other *
How often do you practice meditation? *
Do you encounter any difficulty in your meditation practice? *
Explain your meditation difficulty *
Have you participated in a silent meditation retreat before (at DDRC or at another location)? *
When was your most recent silent retreat? Where was it held? *
Have you attended any retreats at DDRC before? *
The duration of your longest retreat? *
Please specify the days: *
What motivated you to attend this retreat? What are you looking to get from this retreat? *

4 Let Us Know You More

This financial assistant has been established to help participants of Dharma Drum Retreat Center with financial need. Please provide below information as detailed as possible for us to help you. Amount of the financial aid awarded will be depended on your situation provided above. Please be assured that we cannot guarantee that every request for assistance will result in the award that you expect.

Event you are applying for *	Please copy and paste the event name exactly the same as one shown from our event page.
Volunteer Expectation	Recipients are expected to volunteer before and/or after the retreat to help with preparation and clean up. For a 1-4 day retreat, participants are expected to volunteer for 1 day, while a 5-10 day retreat requires 2 days of volunteer work. Please choose your arrival and departure date to reflect what days you would be available to volunteer. If you are not available before or after the retreat, send us an email to register@dharmadrumretreat.org to find another time to volunteer.
Estimated Arrival Date *	If you have been awarded the financial aid, when you will arrive our center to perform your volunteer work.
Estimated Departure Date *	If you have been awarded the financial aid, when you will leave our center to perform your volunteer work.
Reason you are applying for this financial aid *
Have you received a financial aid from us in the last 12 months? *
Income Level *
Choosing the fee you can reasonably afford *	70% of the Base Rate of this event 60% of the Base Rate of this event 50% of the Base Rate of this event 40% of the Base Rate of this event Less than 40% of the Base Rate of this event Please contribute as much as you are able so we may offer financial assistance to as many participant as possible.
How much you can afford? *

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