Loans for Tuition Fees

The Godparents Anthroposophical Training Fund provides loans for a range of accredited Anthroposophical training courses.

If you are interested in a loan for one of the listed courses please read the following notes before downloading and filling in the loan application form:-

Eligibility

The Training Fund offers financial assistance to students undertaking the following courses:

• Steiner Waldorf Teacher Training
• Rhythmical Massage Therapy
• Anthroposophical Art Therapy
• Bothmer Movement
• Eurythmy and Eurythmy Therapy
• Anthroposophical Speech and Drama

The Trustees will not fund the first year of a course, accommodation/food costs or give retrospective loans. Loans are interest free and are given towards tuition costs only for one academic year. Students requiring financial assistance in subsequent years will need to re-apply annually.
The maximum amount of loans given over the duration of a course is £5,000.
Non European Economic Area (EAA) students will be required to hold a visa valid for the duration of the course. A copy of the visa is required to be sent with the loan application.
The Trustees will only consider applications from students who have been accepted on their training course and who do not owe the course any money.

Applications

Completed application forms, signed by the course leader, must be sent with the administration fee to the GATF Office by the end of February.

Referees

Applicants are required to give the names and addresses of two referees who have known the applicant for at least five years. We will contact the referees to verify the applicant's suitability for a loan.

Interviews

Interviews will be held between March and May, usually at the course venue. The Trustees will consider all the applications and students will be notified of the decision by the end of the summer term. Proof of identity will be required at interview, together with a copy for our files.

Guarantor

If successful, students will be required to provide an independent Guarantor who will undertake to repay the loan in full if they are unable to do so.

Loan repayment term

A GATF loan is a legal agreement is to be repaid within five years of completing or leaving the training.

Monthly repayments

Students on part time courses will be required to set up a monthly standing order for a minimum of £20 or the equivalent from the start of the loan.

Loan agreement

Funds will be paid directly to the course and will not be released until the loan agreement form and guarantee have been received and where appropriate, monthly repayments have commenced.
It is a condition of the loan agreement that students keep the Trustees informed of any changes in their circumstances or contact details.

The Trustees reserve the right to vary any of the above or to make exceptions. The decisions of the Trustees are final and personal or telephone appeals will not be considered. Any concerns should be put in writing, addressed to the Trustees.

Extracts from letters from students

"You have no idea how important and good your support is! I am doing my 4th year and as part of the course we had to give 3 weeks teaching practice which I decided to do in my own country, Venezuela. It was a very challenging but marvellous experience because the National School of Dance opened its doors to me and I gave a eurythmy workshop to their students. It was fantastic because it gave me a huge perspective of all that can be done with Eurythmy at other levels of society and it also inspired my 4th year research project 'Relationship between colours, planets and music'. I would like to invite you to our end of year performance. I really hope you can make it!"

"I would like to express my gratitude for the grant you gave me. The course in Stroud is really good; we learn a lot and the teachers are incredible... I am practising already what I have learned on my clients in Prague and I am excited about the future!"

"I am a student at the University of Plymouth studying a BA Hons Degree in Steiner Waldorf Education. Unfortunately, the funding I was anticipating to pay my course fees has not materialised. As a result I am hoping that you may be able to help me with the funding... Thank you so very much for all your help and time. You have been more than fair, kind and generous to me and I whole heartedly appreciate it."