ENROLLMENT & SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION TERMS & CONDITIONS
The following terms and conditions apply when you enroll or apply for scholarship application for the Emile Cohl Atelier, registered company in California as Emile Cohl US (“ECA”).
- Introduction
1.1 These terms and conditions represent an agreement between ECA and you, a prospective student. By enrolling or applying for a scholarship, you accept these terms and conditions in full, along with ECA’s rules, regulations, policies and procedures, form the contract between you and ECA in relation to your studies at the school as amended from time to time pursuant to Clause 1.3 (the “Contract”).
1.2 If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact ECA’s Admissions Department at admissions@cohl.art or +1 (323) 315-2323.
1.3 Any amendments made by ECA to the Contract will be made available on ECA’s website, which you should consult regularly. In the event that we are required to make any significant changes to the Contract, we shall take reasonable steps to bring these changes to the attention of affected students as soon as reasonably practicable.
1.4 Some programs & softwares may require you to agree to the terms and conditions of professional bodies or third-party providers. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, you also agree to abide by any relevant professional bodies’ terms and conditions.
1.5 The admission requirements apply to all students interested in pursuing a certificate at Emile Cohl Atelier. Based on your application type, you may also have to meet additional requirements. Please review all requirements prior to applying for admission. If the outlined requirements are not met, ECA reserves the right to deny admittance, and any tuition payments will be refunded, if applicable.
- Enrollment Requirements & Process
ECA’s tracks are each split into two terms. Each term is $2,500. Students are encouraged to attend both terms, but may attend a single term, if so desired.
2.1 As an enrolling student, you are required to speak fluent English, be 18 or older on the first day of school, have access to a reliable internet connection and computer. Enrollees are also required to have sufficient skillful knowledge in art fundamentals.
2.2 As an enrolling student, you will be required to complete the enrollment documents and provide ECA with appropriate access to your portfolio. Once accepted, your seat will be secured only when ECA has successfully processed, at minimum, the first $2,500 term payment and non-refundable $250 admission fee.
- Scholarship Application Process & Requirements
3.1 As a scholarship applicant, you are required to speak fluent English, be 18 or older on the first day of school, have access to a reliable internet connection and computer. Scholarship applicants are also required to have sufficient skillful knowledge in art fundamentals and be eligible to work in the United States and/or Canada. Most importantly, you must qualify as low-income according to your county’s guidelines. Unlike enrolled students, scholarship applicants are required to go through a thorough 4-step process.
3.2 It is your responsibility to ensure that all the information you provide to ECA is true and accurate.
3.3 If it is discovered that your scholarship application contains incorrect or fraudulent information, ECA may withdraw or amend your scholarship application, or terminate your enrollment at our school, depending on the circumstances.
3.4 If you have not fulfilled the conditions of your scholarship application before the requested date, ECA reserves the right to withdraw your scholarship application or defer it to the next session of entry.
3.5 Scholarship Application steps
3.5.1 You will first be asked to enter personal information including, but not limited to, your name, zip code, and gender identity. Please be advised that your answer will not affect your admission eligibility but may allow us to seek additional funding opportunities on your behalf. You will also be asked to send links to your portfolio and accept ECA’s Terms & Conditions. ECA offers two tracks: Storyboard Artist Certificate Track and Visual Development Artist Certificate track. Scholarship applicants are allowed to apply to multiple tracks.
3.5.2 If you are selected for round two, you will be asked to proceed with an online personality test assessment. Failure to take the test on time will result in the termination of your scholarship application. This test is designed to measure your resilience and motivation in joining ECA’s training set up.
3.5.3 If you are selected for the third and final round, you will be asked to proceed with an online skills test assessment. Failure to return these tests on time will result in the termination of your scholarship application.
3.5.4 The final scholarship application candidates will be enrolled in our 4-month training at no cost, aside from the $20 application fee, and will be notified of their enrollment as soon as possible. The final candidates will be asked to return all the application documents signed prior to enrollment. Failure to return these documents on time will result in the termination of your scholarship application. Finalists not enrolled during the third round will be placed on a waiting list and will be notified of a potential enrollment should the opportunity arise.
- Fees & Tuition
4.1 Enrolling students (those who do not submit a scholarship application) are exempted from the non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferrable $20 application fee. Enrolling students may enroll in a single track per term. Tuition fees are $2,500 for each 2-month term ($5,000 total for both terms).
On top of the tuition fees, the Atelier charges a $250 non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferrable admission & administrative fee per admission. Tuition & admission fees are due at least 5 business days prior to the first day of class, or 5 days prior to the first day of the following term for students enrolled in our 2-terms payment plan. Students enrolled in our 2-terms payment plan will be charged an additional $250 fee. Students paying both terms in a single $5,000 payment are exempted from the $250 payment plan fee.
4.2 There is a $20 application fee for each posted scholarship application. You may submit a scholarship application to both tracks for the same semester but will only be selected for one track. Students enrolled on a scholarship are exempted from both the tuition & admission fees. The $20 application fee is non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferrable.
- Acceptance
5.1 If you are an enrolled student, your seat will be secured only when ECA has successfully processed, at minimum, the first $2,500 term payment, non-refundable $250 admission fee, and the $250 2-payment plan fee if applicable. Failure to pay on time will result in the termination of your application.
5.2 Scholarship recipients will have 7 days to confirm enrollment by written notice once notified of your acceptance into the Career Accelerator; failure to confirm on time will result in the termination of your scholarship application.
- Immigration
6.1 The ECA Career Accelerator is held entirely online. There are no geographical requirements to enroll. Please note that classes will be held virtually, live at Pacific Time.
6.2 Scholarship recipients must be eligible to work in the United States of America or Canada on the first day of school. Please note that ECA does not offer visas to foreign students.
- Data protection
7.1 ECA stores information about all enrollees and scholarship applicants. ECA uses this information to collect feedback and to send you information about ECA and its events; if your enrollment or scholarship application is successful, ECA will also use the information it holds about you to deliver the training, to provide educational and support services to you, to monitor your performance and attendance, to collect feedback and for management activities such as strategic planning, statistical analysis, equal opportunities monitoring and maintaining our IT systems.
7.2 ECA may disclose your information to third parties. It is agreed that all submitted works of art in relation with the application process will NOT be shared by ECA for marketing or any other purposes, unless previously approved by you. Any art created during the training may be used for marketing purposes without expressed approval by you.
7.3 At any time, you may ask for your personal information to be removed from our lists by emailing admin@cohl.art. If you do not want your info to be shared with third parties, you should inform ECA immediately after submitting your application.
- General
8.1 The admission requirements apply to all students interested in pursuing a certificate at Emile Cohl Atelier. Based on your application type, you may also have to meet additional requirements. Please review all requirements prior to applying for admission. If the outlined requirements are not met, ECA reserves the right to deny admittance, and any tuition payments will be refunded, if applicable.
8.2 The terms of the Contract and all rules, regulations, policies and procedures shall only be enforceable by you and ECA.
8.3 The Contract and all rules, regulations, policies and procedures constitute the entire agreement between you and ECA in relation to the application process.
8.4 No failure or delay, by ECA or you, to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Contract or by law shall constitute a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the exercise of that, or any other, right or remedy.
8.5 If any provision or part-provision of the Contract or any rules, regulations, policies and procedures is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Contract.
- The courts in Los Angeles, California, will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in relation to the Contract and that in any such proceedings these terms and conditions and the Contract into which they are incorporated will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California, USA.