Fees and Policies

We are committed to making this course available to as many people as possible. We know that racial capitalism places a lot of demands on us. Some of us have college loan debt (for example). Some have multiple children and only one household income. Some support our families in other countries. Some of us have disabilities and the systemic lack of access drains additional money and time. Some of us were formerly incarcerated or are undocumented which limits the jobs we can get.

Some of us on the other hand have access to family or organizational wealth. Some of us have well paying jobs at foundations or as consultants. Some of us have professional development money from our nonprofits that we can use for programs such as this. We know that each situation is unique and want to give you a choice.

There are three main things that your tuition goes for: 1) to pay the all facilitators and guest speakers a wage that values their work and life experiences; 2) to support all the costs of the program from websites, zoom accounts, and content creation, and 3) scholarships and financial assistance for those who have difficulty paying for the class and/or  have cultural/systemic obstacles in their way.

We ask you to consider your own financial situation and pay at the level that is meaningful for you towards helping support our mission.  The tuition for this 12-week class is $2000.  Upon acceptance to the program we will follow up asking you what amount you can pay. If, in addition, you would also like to support the tuition of others you can also click the donation box and contribute what you would like.  If the tuition amount feels prohibitive, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible anyways, and work with us to develop a fundraising and payment plan for your participation.  For more information on how to raise resources to attend our programs, click here.

We are deeply committed to creating access to our program for BIPOC participants.  To this end we have committed to greatly reduced tuition for Black men/Assigned-Male-at-Birth, Indigenous folks, and formerly incarcerated people. We have additional funds available for others in need as well. 

Below is our reparations policy where we go deeper on our scholarship categories. Keep reading below for the Payment/Transfer/Cancelation Policy.

We aim to provide a course that is both diverse with folks from multiple BIPOC communities, and a place where participants can find affinity and common experience with fellow participants. It's important to us to balance all aspects of identity in the cohort. We are prioritizing financial support for individuals who identify as Black Men/Assigned-Male-at-Birth, Indigenous, and formerly incarcerated.

We are specifically offering spots for Black men-identified and Black assigned-male-at-birth (AMAB) folks because of the need to offer reparations in a meaningful way, in general and particularly in this moment following the racial uprisings after the murder of Brother George and many others part of the white supremacist state. Folks who have been socialized as Black men in this country, are perceived by systems of oppression as Black men, or identify as Black men, are all impacted disproportionately by the police, prisons, and other institutions of the carceral state. We do not intend to gatekeep and if you feel that you are included in this group and want to be considered for a scholarship, then please do make a note of it in your application. If you have questions or comments about this policy, please do feel free to reach out to us for a deeper conversation.

We see funding support for Indigenous folks as a meaningful way to engage in decolonization against settler colonialism, by redistributing the wealth that we are receiving from foundations and high net worth individuals, and offering it to folks most directly impacted by systems of oppression and power. We are continuing to work on ways to support and engage with Indigenous nations, tribes, pueblos, communities, villages, rancherias and peoples  upon whose land we work and live. We believe in a decolonization that is meaningfully backed up by material resources.

Also in this vein, we commit to  funding formerly incarcerated folks' tuition.  The disproportionate number of formerly incarcerated BIPOC individuals requires that we not ignore this important need in our communities.  We will have a limited number of scholarships available for others not included in these categories, dependent on individual need and funds raised.

PAYMENT POLICY

To help us spend the least time on administration and the most on creating an exciting program for you we are using the same payment and transfer policies as a respected organization, the Rockwood Leadership Institute. 

Payment of training fees is due two weeks (10 business days) after being accepted into the program. If accepted less than four weeks before the start of the program, payment is due within three business days of acceptance into the program. We cannot guarantee enrollment until payment is received.

For payment plans, please contact us using the form below. Full payment needs to be received the month before the halfway point of the course.