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Eligibility - Interest Free Trade/Tech School Loan Program

• Applicants must reside in and  have lived in New London County for at least two years prior to the date of their application.
• Applicants must have earned a high school diploma with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. Alternatively, applicants may have successfully completed the General Education Development (GED) tests to obtain a high school equivalency certificate.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Individuals must  agree to full repayment of their loan with an understanding that repayment provides funding toward future student loans.
• Individuals with a history of educational loan default or bankruptcy are not eligible, although, The Eugene Atwood Fund will consider extraordinary circumstances.

HOW TO APPLY

​Our Trade & Tech Interest Free Loan Program is for New London County area individuals looking to start a career, make a career change or follow their passion.  Loan applications will be accepted on January 1, 2021 with a due date of February 28, 2021.
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After creating your login information please choose the following application:

• 2021-2022 Trade/Tech School Student Loan Application for First Time Applicants

 
​The application can be found HERE.    

LOAN REPAYMENT

The Eugene Atwood Fund provides interest free education loans to students who are residents of New London County. The repayment term is from the date the student (borrower) and parent/guardian (co-signer) signs the promissory note agreeing to the loan and loan terms. The trade/tech loan term is twelve (12) years  A monthly repayment amount will be established by The Eugene Atwood Fund based on the total amount loaned but will be no less than $50.00 per month.

The Eugene Atwood Fund is a non-profit private foundation and is not similar to federal loan programs.  Therefore, loan repayments cannot be deferred due to attendance in graduate school or continuing into a program higher than four (4) years. 

Loan repayments begin one month after the student graduates, or immediately if termination of enrollment occurs and will continue monthly until payment is completed in full.

Please note, The Eugene Atwood Fund reserves the right to charge additional fees (i.e. late fees, administrative fees) to the borrower due to non-payment and may forward your account to our collection’s attorney, if ​necessary.
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