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Sponsored payments let a third party — an employer, fire department, government agency, or family member — pay for someone else’s training. The sponsor (who pays) is kept separate from the student (who trains). A single sponsor can cover multiple people with one payment link and one charge. Use this when a department enrolls a group of employees, when an employer covers tuition, or when you want to bill an outside payer instead of the student.

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What a sponsor can pay for

A sponsorship can cover any mix of the following:
  • A cohort seat — reserves a seat in a cohort for a new student. The seat is held (counts toward capacity) until the invited student claims it.
  • A standalone course — covers a self-paced/standalone course for someone, who then claims access.
  • An existing student’s balance — covers what an already-enrolled student still owes (their full remaining balance or a specific invoice).

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Setting up a sponsorship

Go to Program Dashboard → Sponsorships and start a new sponsorship. A three-step wizard walks you through it:
1

Who's paying?

Pick an existing sponsor or add a new one. For a new sponsor you provide their email, first name, last name, and optionally an organization name (the employer, department, or agency). The sponsor gets one payment link covering everyone they pay for.
2

Who are they paying for?

Add the people the sponsor is covering. You can mix already-enrolled students (the sponsor covers what they still owe) with brand-new people who get a cohort seat or course invite to claim.
3

Review & send

Review the people covered and the total, then send the sponsor a payment link by email — or save as a draft to send later. You can also generate a link without sending the email.
When a program owner builds the sponsorship, you can choose to cover a partial amount (for example, a partial scholarship where the sponsor pays part and the student pays the rest).
Sponsors who have an account can also start a purchase themselves from the Sponsor Dashboard — they choose your organization, the course or cohort, and the members to cover. In self-serve mode the price is fixed by the selected course or cohort; the sponsor pays the set amount.

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How payment and enrollment flow

  1. The sponsor receives an invoice email with a payment link covering everyone in the group.
  2. New students are held as pending invites (cohort seats are reserved and count toward capacity) until payment clears.
  3. When the sponsor pays, the payment is routed to your connected Stripe account. Invited students can then claim their seat or course; balance sponsorships settle straight into the existing enrollment’s ledger.
  4. Both the sponsor and the students are notified throughout.

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Managing sponsorships

The Sponsorships page lists every sponsorship with its status. Filter by All, Waiting to be paid, Paid, or Drafts, and switch between the Sponsorships and Sponsors tabs.

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Payment reminders

Sponsors who haven’t paid are automatically reminded by email as the payment link nears expiry (around 7, 3, and 1 days before it expires). Students whose enrollment is covered by a sponsor are excluded from the normal student invoice reminders, so they aren’t billed twice.

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Refunds

You can refund a paid sponsorship for a single person or the entire sponsorship, including partial amounts (up to the amount paid). Refunds go back to the sponsor’s original payment method, with reasons such as Requested by sponsor, Duplicate, or Fraudulent, and an option to revoke the student’s access.