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Announcement of interest-free loans to IPA candidatesThe International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) and the International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization (IPSO) are pleased to invite applications for interest-free loans to assist the training of IPA candidates. As you know, an 'IPA candidate' is one studying at an IPA-recognised Institute and undergoing a course that will lead to membership in the related IPA Society and thus to the IPA itself. In 2004 the IPA launched an appeal to its members for funds to offer loans to IPA candidates. The IPA has matched the funds raised from members. Similar sums are available to each of the three IPA geographical regions. Loans will be between US$1,000 and US$5,000. The funds may be used for any purpose related to training. Loans will be subject to contract which will specify the repayment period. Repayment will normally start a year after the candidate's graduation, at the rate of US$1,000 a year, interest-free, until the loan is repaid. Applications will be handled in complete confidence. The names of applicants and recipients will not be disclosed to anyone apart from the IPA staff, who administer the applications, and the 7 members of the IPA's Candidates Loan Panel, who approve the loans (see below). A copy of the procedures for these loans can be seen on the IPA website: www.ipa.org.uk then Governance > Procedural Code > Finance. Applications should be submitted on the attached form, preferably in English, (but if necessary in Spanish, French or German), and sent in confidence to loans@ipa.org.uk to arrive not later than 1 June 2006. (The IPA can only accept electronic applications.) All applications will be acknowledged. It is expected that loans will be approved by 31 July 2006. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of the Panel's decisions.IPA Candidates Loan Panel |
