MES Fund
The Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson Fund (MES FUND, INC.) is the first financial aid fund to benefit AMI teacher trainees. With the establishment of this fund, AMI/USA hopes to ensure that qualified individuals seeking AMI training will not be excluded due to their financial circumstances.

Fund criteria
Prospective students who plan to attend an AMI training center in the United States may apply for financial aid from the MES FUND, INC., and those who meet the criteria will be considered for partial tuition assistance. Students who have already begun course study are not eligible to apply.

Priority is given to:
• Individuals who hold a college degree
• Those who have worked in an AMI school
• Those who plan to teach in an AMI school in the U.S following their training

MES FUND, INC. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin in administration policies, financial aid programs, or any other administered programs.

Applying

The MES FUND application has two parts; filling out an MES FUND application to be submitted directly to the MES FUND, c/o AMI/USA, and filling out an online CSS Financial Aid PROFILE through the College Board. Both are to be submitted by May 1st for AMI training courses beginning that summer or fall. For additional MES FUND information, please select the following links:

MES FUND, INC. Financial Aid Guidelines (PDF)

MES FUND, INC. Application (PDF)

We are now accepting applications for courses beginning in the summer and fall of 2008. The deadline to complete both steps of the application is May 1, 2008.

College Board Online Financial Aid PROFILE

School sponsorship
Every year, AMI/USA compiles a list of AMI schools interested in sponsoring prospective AMI teachers in the United States. Guidelines and requirements will vary by school. For schools interested in sponsoring trainees in 2008, click here.