Vajrapani Institute
P.O. Box 2130
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-6654 

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Financial Assistance: Helping You Gain Access To The Dharma:  

Access to the dharma is priceless and at Vajrapani Institute we will never turn people away for lack of funds. That being said, like many non-profits we find it a struggle to cover our operating costs, so we do ask you to look very carefully at your ability to pay first. We ask you to think creatively about a range of repayment options before applying for our Subsidy Fund & Scholarship Program.

If you then do go ahead and apply for our Subsidy Fund & Scholarship Program, we ask you to make a sincere and thorough appraisal of your finances and to make a contribution of all you can afford.  Please try and save up to come on retreat! The bottom line though is that if you genuinely are without any financial resources and want to come on retreat, we will do ALL we can to help you attend.

Alternative Payment Options To Consider:

Payment in installments is one possible avenue we would encourage you to explore if paying the full fee upfront is too much of a strain. If you’d like us to help you put together a repayment program, please just call our Main Office number. You may also be interested to know that there is a reputable loans company specifically dedicated to helping dharma students get funds together to attend teachings and retreats. To find out more, please visit http://ashokacreditunion.org

How To Apply To Our Subsidy Fund & Scholarship Program:

To apply to the Subsidy Fund you need to by completing a short form specifying how much subsidy is needed. If you need a particularly large subsidy, we may get back in touch with you and invite you to participate in our Scholarship Program.* As there is a limit to the number of people we are able to accept on our Scholarship Program for any one residential retreat, individuals in need of larger subsidies are asked to apply early. The application deadline for our Scholarship Program is four weeks prior to the retreat start date.

* Please note that participants in the Subsidy Fund & Scholarship Program are only eligible for camping or dormitory accommodation

Please call 831-338 6654 if you have any questions about this information sheet.

You may download a copy of our Subsidy Fund/Work Exchange Application Form here. Alternatively please call 831-338 6654 with your address and we will mail you a form.