CG training grants announced for 2012-2013

For the 2012-2013 grant year, the Contract Services Administration Training Trust Fund (CSATTF) has approved reimbursement grants for qualified members of the Animation Guild to take classes at four of the best schools for animation and CG training.

The grants will reimburse for two-thirds of the cost of classes taken at the following schools:

• Animation Mentor

• fxphd

• LA Valley College IDEAS Workshop

• Studio Arts

The grants are for classes that begin between February 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013. The grant application forms are available at the links above. To qualify, you must have worked at least thirty days under the Guild's jurisdiction in the two years previous to the date the class begins.

You must apply for and be accepted for the grant before the class begins, and no more than ninety days in advance. (In other words, if you are approved and subsequently postpone taking the class, you will have to re-apply.)

You will have to submit copies of paystubs and/or a letter from your current or past employers to CSATTF to prove your thirty days' employment. This is a reimbursement grant, so you will have to pay the class fee in full in advance.

Upon completing the class after grant approval, you will apply to the CSATTF to receive two-thirds reimbursement.

All questions regarding CSATTF grants should be directed to:

Kimberly Kemp, Training Programs Administrator
Contract Services Administration Training Trust Fund (CSATTF)
2800 Winona Avenue (between Hollywood Way & San Fernando)
Burbank, CA 91504
phone (818) 847-0040 ext. 1260
fax (818) 847-0048

Any questions regarding class curricula and registration should be directed to the schools at the links at the top of this post.

Any questions regarding the CSATTF grants should be directed to Kimberly Kemp.

Any other questions can be directed to Jeff Massie.