Help with study fees

[Diane Trembath]

Dear Meg

financing----grants, >>scholarships, etc.? I would greatly appreciate any
and all information and assistance.

Are you in the UK? If so, contact your bank (eg the Co-operative) and ask
for information on career development loans. Also, check your local
education authority to see if they give discretionary grants for this type
of course (non-degree courses don't attract mandatory funding). The only UK
course that would qualify for a mandatory grant (providing your income was
below a certain level) is the BSc in Homoeopathy at the University of
Westminster.

In addition, there are grant-making trusts that might help- but you have to
be prepared to trawl through a huge tome called the Directory of
Grant-Making Trusts to see which trusts give grants to individuals for this
type of study. You local reference library may have a copy and they might
also be able to tell you about local charitable trusts. I do recall that
there was one trust which gave quite good grants for people studying
'alternative' subjects; they used to place an ad once a year in the Guardian
but I'm afraid that I can't remember the name. However, I do recall that you
had to have exhausted every other possible source of funding and be on a
very low income to be considered.

To be honest, I've yet to come across anyone on a non-degree course who
managed to get any financial help! Most of the people I studied with were
working flat out to pay their way or had saved up in advance. However, most
colleges recognise that the fees are a struggle for many students and let
you pay by instalments throughout each year - which eases the strain a bit.

Hope this is helpful.

Diane
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[Meg Cole]

Diane,
Thank you so much for your comments and guidance. I am an American, currently residing in Massachusetts. I should have stated that from the get-go, and apologize if you had to do any inapplicable work. All ideas are welcomed, and appreciated, however. If you have any other thoughts, I would love to hear them.
Warm regards,
Meg

[Donna Earnest]

Meg,
If you are looking for a homestudy course the British Institute offers
Financial aid. If you would like more info please contact me offline at
d.m.earnest@worldnet.att.net
Donna E