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Please complete the form below. You can do so in more than one session by using the 'Save' button beneath the form. When you are ready to submit your completed application, please use the 'Finish and Submit' button. Sections marked * are required. We look forward to receiving your application !
[1] Personal Information
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Canada
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Channel Islands not otherwise specified
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France {includes Corsica}
Gabon
Gambia, The
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Gibraltar
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Greenland
Grenada
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Guinea
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Haiti
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Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of]
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy {Includes Sardinia, Sicily}
Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire]
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of]
Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of]
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic]
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao]
Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of]
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
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Mexico
Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of]
Moldova [Moldova, Republic of]
Monaco
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Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
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Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
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Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
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Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] {formerly West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip}
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Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn]
Poland
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South Africa
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain {includes Ceuta, Melilla}
Sri Lanka
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Stateless
Sudan
Surinam [Suriname]
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria [Syrian Arab Republic]
Taiwan [Taiwan, Province of China]
Tajikistan
Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of]
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics not otherwise specified
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)]
Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of]
Vietnam [Viet Nam]
Western Sahara
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Yugoslavia not otherwise specified
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Ethnicity:
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Black or Black British - Caribbean
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Chinese
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Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
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Arab
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Information refused
[2] International Applicants
(If you are a British citizen, please move straight on to section 3)
Country of permanent residence:
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United Kingdom
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
British Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, British]
Brunei [Brunei Darussalam]
Bulgaria
Burkina [Burkina Faso]
Burma [Myanmar]
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Channel Islands not otherwise specified
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo (Democratic Republic) [Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)] {formerly Zaire}
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus (European Union)
Cyprus (Non-European Union)
Cyprus not otherwise specified
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia not otherwise specified
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor [Timor Leste]
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands [Falkland Islands (Malvinas)]
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France {includes Corsica}
Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong]
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of]
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy {Includes Sardinia, Sicily}
Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire]
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of]
Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of]
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic]
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao]
Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of]
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of]
Moldova [Moldova, Republic of]
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Not known
Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] {formerly West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip}
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
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Paraguay
Peru
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Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn]
Poland
Portugal {includes Madeira, Azores}
Qatar
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Rwanda
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Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro not otherwise specified
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Singapore
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Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain {includes Ceuta, Melilla}
Sri Lanka
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Stateless
Sudan
Surinam [Suriname]
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria [Syrian Arab Republic]
Taiwan [Taiwan, Province of China]
Tajikistan
Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of]
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics not otherwise specified
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)]
Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of]
Vietnam [Viet Nam]
Western Sahara
Yemen
Yugoslavia not otherwise specified
Zambia
Zimbabwe
British visa status:
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Not needed
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Passport number:
Is English your first language?
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No
If 'No', have you taken an IELTS exam?
Please select
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No
If yes, what was your score?
*Please note that undergraduate applicants whose first language is not English are required to have achieved a minimum overall score of 6.5 in the IELTS exam, and for postgraduate applicants the minimum score is 7.5.
[2] Your Programme
Are you intending to pursue ordination in the Church of England or independent theological study?
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Ordinand
Independent
Which study programme are you interested in pursuing? (NB [PT] = 'Part time')
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BA(Hons) [Year 2 Entry]
BA(Hons)
Certificate
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Certificate [PT]
Diploma [PT]
Graduate Diploma [PT]
Foundation Award [PT]
Postgraduate
Postgraduate Diploma
Masters Award [PT] (MA)
Masters Award (MA)
Postgraduate Certificate [PT]
Postgraduate Diploma [PT]
Please confirm whether you are intending to study full time (FT) or part time (PT)
FT
PT
Are you considering Context-based training (ie full time, non-residential)?
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What is the most likely source of funding for your study?
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Personal finance
Supporting church
Student loan
CofE funding
Other
Which accommodation options are you interested in discussing?
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Renting privately
Renting a college property
Buying privately
Living onsite in halls of residence full time (currently only single rooms are available)
Living onsite in halls of residence part time, commuting home at weekend
I have no accommodation needs
[4] Education and Employment
Educational qualifications:
Institution
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Recent employment history:
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Professional qualifications:
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Please be prepared to provide copies of any certificates for academic and professional qualifications.
Ministerial Details
(If you are not applying for ordination in the Church of England, please move straight on to section 6)
Name of current church:
Sending diocese:
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Anglican Uganda
Bangor
Bath and Wells
Bath and Wells - Taunton
Birmingham
Birmingham-Aston
Blackburn
Blackburn-Burnley
Blackburn-Lancaster
Bradford
Bristol
Bristol - Swindon
Canterbury
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Canterbury-Maidstone
Carlisle
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Chelmsford
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Chelmsford-Bradwell
Chelmsford-Colchester
Chester
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Chester-Stockport
Chichester
Chichester-Horsham
Chichester-Lewes
Coventry
Coventry-Warwick
Derby
Diocese du Nord Kivu
Durham
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Ely
Ely-Huntingdon
Europe
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Exeter-Plymouth
Gloucester
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Guildford-Dorking
Hereford
Hereford-Ludlow
Leicester
Lichfield
Lichfield-Shrewsbury
Lichfield-Stafford
Lichfield-Wolverhampton
Lincoln
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Lincoln-Grimsby
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Liverpool-Warrington
Llandaff
London
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London-Edmonton
London-Kensington
London-Stepney
London-Willesden
Madrid
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Manchester-Bolton
Manchester-Hulme
Manchester-Middleton
Monmouth
Newcastle
Niassa
Norwich
Norwich-Lynn
Norwich-Thetford
Oxford
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Oxford-Dorchester
Oxford-Reading
Peterborough
Peterborough-Brixworth
Portsmouth
Recife
Brazil
Ripon & Leeds
Ripon-Knaresborough
Rochester
Rochester-Tonbridge
Saint Albans
Saint Albans-Bedford
Saint Albans-Hertford
Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Saint Edmundsbury-Dunwich
Salisbury
Salisbury-Ramsbury
Salisbury-Sherborne
Sheffield
Sheffield-Doncaster
Sodor and Man
Southwark
Southwark-Croydon
Southwark-Kingston
Southwark-Woolwich
Southwell and Nottingham
Southwell-Sherwood
St Asaph
St Davids
Swansea & Brecon
Truro
Truro-St Germans
Wakefield
Wakefield-Pontefract
Winchester
Winchester-Basingstoke
Winchester-Southampton
Worcester
Worcester-Dudley
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York-Whitby
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Outcome of BAP:
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Not yet known
No BAP date fixed at this stage
[6] Your Story
Please use this space, within 5000 characters, to tell us more about yourself – perhaps something of your spiritual journey, your interests and passions or your current ministry and mission involvements. If you are pursuing ordination, it would also be useful for us to hear about the kind of ministry you hope to develop in the future (e.g. parish, chaplaincy, theological education, etc.) If you are an independent applicant then it would be useful for us to know what your plans for your career after studying with us might be.
[7] Your Circumstances
Marital status:
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Married
Widowed
Separated
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Other
Name of your spouse:
Names and ages of your children:
Do you have any additional needs that it would be helpful for us to be aware of?
Yes
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If yes, please tell us more about how we can accommodate you:
Do you have a specific learning difficulty, e.g. dyslexia?
Yes
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If yes, please let us know how we can best support you:
[8] Your Connection to Us
How did you first hear about Trinity?
Please select
Former student
Current student
Facebook
Twitter
Google
Church
DDO
Bishop
Advert
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What is it that attracts you to Trinity?
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Academic programme
Vision
Faculty
Community
Theological position of the college
Worship style
Location
Other
How would you like us to communicate with you in the future?
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[9] References
Both Referees' details are required to FINISH and SUBMIT your application
REFEREE 1 – your current church leader
Name:
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Relationship to you:
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Email:
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REFEREE 2 – an academic referee
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Relationship to you:
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Email:
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* If you have been out of the education system for longer than 10 years it may be more relevant to give the name of a recent employer or someone who can tell us about your suitability for study. Use the box below to explain why you have chosen that person.
[10] Declaration
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I confirm that all the information given in this application is accurate and agree to my personal data being processed by Trinity College and its accrediting body.
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IMPORTANT:
Please click the 'Save and Continue Later' link if you wish to complete your application later - this will show a link which you can also choose to be sent to your email address. A valid link is required to return to your application. Or, to submit your finished application click the 'Finish and Submit' button.