permaculture

[Phil Vergamini <Phil@inetserv.com>]

I thought I'd better jump in and mention that the Permaculture Credit 
Union offers loans for educational purposes.  Unfortunately, loans 
for Design Courses don't fall in the category of our student loan 
program which is only for accredited academic institutions at this 
time.  The type of loans that are presently available for Design 
Courses are signature loans and share-secured loans.  And, unlike 
grants and scholarships, loans do need to be paid back.  However, 
think of this as a means to get your certificate so you can go out 
and use the certificate to make the money to pay back your loan and 
then continue in your permaculture career.

For more information, check out the PCU Web Site: 
http://www.pcuonline.org (all the forms are available on the Services 
page), drop an email to: mailto:info@pcuonline.org, or call the PCU 
office at: (505) 954-3479; or Toll Free: (866) 954-3479

Good luck in your studies-

        -Phil

Phillip Vergamini, Supervisory Committee
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
P.O. Box 29300
Santa Fe, NM 87592-9300

Phone:  (505) 954-3479; Toll Free: (866) 954-3479
Fax:    (505) 424-1624


> While we are on the subject of looking for money - I have been looking for a
> grant to help subsidize a permaculture course.  Not simply for one
> participant, but help with sponsoring the entire thing.  Would only be a
> couple thousand dollars...
>
> Any leads greatly appreciated.
>
> Marjory
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darla Schoenrock" <darlaschoenrock@hotmail.com>
> To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:24 PM
> Subject: [permaculture] Grants or scholarships for permaculture (Digest,Vol
> 39, Issue 28
>
>
> >  Kelven,
> >
> >  Thank you for asking about grant, scholarship opportunities to help offset
> >  costs for pursuing the Permaculture Design Certificate. I would be
> >  interested to hear of opportunities out there as well. I would appreciate
> >  seeing any information posted at this listserv.
> >
> >  You may already have discovered through your research that there are often
> >  opportunities to offset the educational costs through work/trade
> agreements
> >  with the educating institute offering the certification.
> >
> >  Personally, the work/trade opportunity will be the most beneficial
> solution
> >  to pursue for offsetting my costs and getting the most out of my education
> >  experience since much of Permaculture is learned by doing and I am
> starting
> >  out with very little experience. So, that route works for me.
> >
> >  Good luck with your search.
> >
> >
> >
> >  Message: 9
> >  Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:42:21 -0700 (PDT)
> >  From: Kelven Goodridge <kelvengoodridge2@yahoo.com>
>  > Subject: [permaculture] Grants or scholarships for permaculture design
>  > certificates
> >  To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> >  Message-ID: <20060426194221.11512.qmail@web34302.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> >  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> >  Hello all,
> >
> >  Can anyone suggest any companies or foundations to approach that have in
> the
> >  past or currently
> >  offer aid for individuals interested in acquiring a permaculture design
> >  certificate? My internet
> >  search so far has turned up zilch. Does anyone know any permaculture
> groups
> >  which offer
> >  scholarships? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>  > -Kelven

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Phillip Vergamini, Supervisory Committee
Permaculture Credit Union
4250 Cerrillos Road
P.O. Box 29300
Santa Fe, NM 87592-9300

Phone:  (505) 954-3479; Toll Free: (866) 954-3479
Fax:    (505) 424-1624

Email:  mailto:phil@pcuonline.org
WWW:    http://www.pcuonline.org