The Diocese of San Bernardino is committed to help the diocesan seminarians according to the following terms:

A) Seminarians living at Serra House

The Diocese provides for:

1. Board and room
2. 75% of the Medical and Dental premiums in the Diocesan plan, if the seminarian is not covered by other programs. If Seminarian is paying for his own insurance, the Diocese will pay up to the same amount as the Diocesan plan.
3. $100 monthly allowance

The Seminarian takes care of:

1. Tuition and books
2. 25% of the Medical and Dental premiums in the Diocesan plan
3. Personal expenses

B) Seminarians at College level living at a Seminary other than Serra House.

The Diocese provides for:

1. Board and room
2. 75% of the Medical and Dental premiums
3. $125 monthly allowance
4. Travel from San Bernardino to Theologate and vice versa (two trips per year)

The Seminarian takes care of:

1. Tuition and books
2. 25% of the Medical and Dental premiums
3. Personal expenses

C) Seminarians at the Theology level

The Diocese provides for:

1. Board and room
2. Tuition and books
3. 75% of the Medical and Dental premiums
4. $200 monthly allowance
5. Travel from San Bernardino to Theologate and vice versa (two trips per year)

The Seminarian takes care of:

1. 25% of the Medical and Dental premiums. Once the seminarian is ordained to the diaconate, the Diocese covers the entire premium.
2. Personal expenses

D) Seminarians in Internship

The Parish provides for:

1. Board and room
2. Any expenses due to the ministerial duties

The Diocese provides for:

1. $500 monthly allowance
2. 75% of the Medical and Dental premiums

E) Seminarians in Summer Programs mandated by the Diocese

The Diocese provides for:

1. Board and room
2. Tuition and books
3. Transportation to/from the place of the program

The Seminarian provides for:

1. Personal expenses

If a seminarian needs financial help he should first apply for grants or scholarships from the myriad of foundations, organizations and institutions offering this kind of assistance. If further assistance is needed or grants and scholarships are not available to the Seminarian, he should request assistance from the Diocesan Director of Seminarians so that the Diocese could assist him with a loan. Then, the seminarian agrees to repay the Diocesan loan one year after ordination or after leaving the Formation Program. The collection and terms of the payment will be set by the Diocesan Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

I understand the terms of this financial agreement and I commit myself to by them.