Expanding Access for Students Through the Haciendo Caminos Initiative
Haciendo Caminos is dedicated to fostering greater accessibility to graduate theological education among Hispanic Catholics born or raised in the United States. Through its partnerships with eighteen Catholic institutions of higher education and in collaboration with local ecclesial organizations, the initiative helps to facilitate the formation of pastoral leaders at the graduate level. Cecilia Titizano, director of the Latina/o Theology and Ministry Leadership Network at JST, commented on the partnership, “Haciendo Caminos is an excellent opportunity for young Hispanics to pursue graduate education and prepare themselves to do what they love the most: serve our Lord by working in ministry.”
For more specifics on the initiative and how it supports students, please see below.
Haciendo Caminos Initiative
JST is one of the eighteen Catholic institutions of higher education participating in the Haciendo Caminos initiative, funded and administered by the Lilly Foundation. Haciendo Caminos supports Hispanic and Latino/a young adults who choose to pursue graduate education in theology and pastoral studies, to serve in leadership roles in parishes and communities throughout the United States.
If you accept an offer of admission to JST, Haciendo Caminos may be able to help you ease the economic burden of graduate education. Applicants who choose to attend JST may be nominated for a Haciendo Caminos grant if they meet the following criteria:
Requirements
- Hispanic or Latina/o born or reared in the U.S.
- Young adult between the ages of eighteen and thirty-nine (18–39)
- Roman Catholic
- Admitted to a JST degree program
- Demonstrated capacity to engage in theological education and to employ that education in pastoral leadership roles, particularly within the Hispanic or Latina/o communities
- Demonstrated financial need
Funds awarded to students through the Haciendo Caminos initiative are provided by the Lilly Foundation. These funds will be offered separately from, and in addition to, any scholarships awarded by JST.