• Tuition

    The cost of Ecovillage Education 2012 is $2,900. This includes your tuition for the full 5-week Course, 3 meals/day and camping. If you prefer to stay at the Milkweed Mercantile, please contact us for special rates. Also, some scholarship funds are available for those who simply cannot afford the Course. Please contact for an application.

     

    Here are “Ten Tuition Tips” for raising the funds to attend the Course
    1. Starting now, put away about $125/week, and by June 1 you’ll have your Course funds in hand!
    2. Are your friends and family out shopping for your holiday or birthday presents? Could you ask them to gift you with money towards this Course instead?
    3. Would your community or organization support you to come? In return, you might offer to do a presentation when you return and teach something of what you learn. This really stacks functions and extends the impact of the learning you receive.
    4. Would your friends help you do a fundraising event: a garage sale, a raffle, a concert, a public ritual, a silent auction, a potluck, a formal tea party, a video screening, a bowling tournament, a guided herb walk, a poetry reading, a theater event, a ___?
    5. Do you make crafts or art items that you could sell? Grow veggies or flowers? Have access to sage or juniper that could be gathered, dried, and sold as smudge sticks? Can you offer foot massages, fresh cookies, live music? Get a booth at your local market or fair. Add a donation jar and attractive sign to your booth, telling why you’re fundraising.
    6. Some people work jobs where their employers contribute half the costs of “continuing education.” Ask. Do you have vacation coming? This might be the time.
    7. Your tuition may be tax-deductible as an education expense (if you itemize taxes and/or file taxes as a small business). If you are someone’s tax dependent and they pay for your tuition, it may be a deduction for them.
    8. Some colleges may cover the fee for students to attend. If you are currently enrolled in college, contact your financial aid counselor to see if there are any funds for specialized training needed for your degree. Ask your professors and/or department secretary about school programs that might contribute. Talk to your student organizations too.
    9. Some people may be able to sublet their normal living space, while away at the five-week Ecovillage Education Course. Can you offer someone a one, two, or even five-week vacation in a desirable location?
    10. Remember that we will feed you for the five weeks you are at Ecovillage Education US, so your food budget is covered!
    11. Create your own Crowdfunding campaign, asking folks in your life to help out with small contributions (see sample: https://www.indiegogo.com/ecovillage-education-us)

    Lastly, our Development Coordinator has successfully fundraised for many organizations throughout the last fifteen years and is happy to have a personal consultation with you. Please contact to arrange this.