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Application Tips

The sooner you apply, the better your chances for acceptance in the program of your choice. A limited number of ASSE scholarships are available based upon financial need and academic merit.

An academic year or a short–term program abroad will be the most challenging experience of your life. And if you’re ready to face the unknown, the excitement, adventure and rewards of an exchange experience abroad can be yours, too!

For your convenience ASSE accepts credit cards. You may pay your program fees (deposit and final payment) by Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express.

High School Year Program Early Application Discount

If you are applying to spend a high school year as an exchange student and you submit your Preliminary Application and Fee, completed Application Packet and Full Program Fee by:

15 January Programs starting July / August / September
15 May Programs starting January through May

you will receive a 10% reduction in the Program Fee (excluding the Preliminary Application Fee) for applying early.

Preliminary Application Fee:

(Exclusive of Program Fee) All Programs $100

All candidates for acceptance in the ASSE Exchange Program must complete the Preliminary Application form (Click Here) in full and submit it with a $100 cheque (or credit card if you pay online) for processing to ASSE. This fee is refundable if you are not accepted into the ASSE program. Consideration for acceptance and country of preference will be based upon your qualifications and the date of receipt of this application.

Program Fees: 2009/2010
Priced and payable in U.S. Dollars
School Year**
(July/August/September 2009 Departure)
Germany Sweden Norway
Denmark Switzerland Finland
Italy Czech Rep Slovakia
Spain Poland Turkey
Portugal Estonia Ukraine
Holland Serbia Lithuania
Romania    
 
$7450
Great Britain, France
$8550
Mexico
$4800
English Canada
$7600
French Canada
$5300
USA
$5600
New Zealand
$8650
China
$7550
Taiwan
$6650
Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam
$7400

School Year**
(Spring 2010 Departure)
Australia (depart January)
$7650
Japan, Korea (depart March)
$7200
Argentina, Brazil (depart January)
$5700
South Africa (depart January)
$6800
Thailand (depart May)
$6000

Twinning Program – 3 months
France, Germany, Spain
$4600

Summer Homestay – 6 weeks

(July 2009 Departure)
Sweden Spain Poland
Denmark Brazil Estonia
Finland Portugal Slovakia
Norway Mexico Czech Rep
Germany Argentina Lithuania
Italy Turkey Ukraine
Romania  
$4250
Japan Korea Thailand
Taiwan China Mongolia
Vietnam France
$4400

Summer Homestay/Tour – 4 weeks

(July 2009 Departure)
Australia
$5150

Summer Language – 4 weeks

(July 2009 Departure)
Spain
$4950
France
$5900
Germany
$6050

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Program fees subject to change due to major
exchange rate or airfare fluctuations.
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Due to variances in host country school start and end dates, program group departures, compatibility with home country and host country school terms, availability of suitable volunteer host families, etc., School Year Program may start before or after host country school start dates and may finish before or after host country school end dates.
Program fee excludes airfare.
Program fees include: Round trip international airfare from New York to Europe and South Africa, from Miami to Brazil and Argentina, from Los Angeles to Asia/Pacific. Summer and Year programs between USA, Canada, and Mexico exclude airfare.
Fees also include: Comprehensive health, accidental death and travel insurance, family recruitment and screening, supervision, non-English speaking country language training (School Year and Semester programs only) and orientation. For School Year and Semester Programs to the USA and English Canada, the fees include CCE (Culture and Current Events Programs).
Program fees exclude: Domestic travel from home to international gateway city (special “youth fares” available upon request), passport and visa fees, school uniforms (if required), educational/recreational overnight field trips, school lunch money (if necessary) and pocket money.

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Fee Schedule (US $)

Preliminary Application and Fee:
As soon as possible

Final Application Packet and Program Fee Deposit:*
...$500 Twinning, Summer
...$750 School Year
Submitted prior to:
March 01
For programs departing July, Twinning
April 01
** For programs departing August or September
Aug. 01
** For programs departing in January, February, March and May
Final Payment of Program Fees: †
Submitted prior to:
May 01
July departures, Twinning
June 01
School Year or Semester August/September departures
Nov. 01
School Year or Semester January/February departures
Jan. 15
School Year or Semester March/May departures

Refund Policy
Preliminary application fee refundable
if applicant is not accepted by ASSE.
Program fee deposit refundable if applicant is not accepted by ASSE or not granted ASSE scholarship.
Program fee deposit less $350, airline penalties and host country cancellation fees, refundable if ASSE receives cancellation in writing at least 2 months prior to departure.
Program fees less deposit, airline penalties and host country cancellation fees refundable if ASSE receives written cancellation within 60 days of departure date.
No refunds subsequent to departure for school year and summer programs or after August 01 for Twinning program.
$350 penalty , plus any airline imposed penalties/fees, for any exchange student not returning home on the intercontinental flight with his/her group.
   
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10% reduction in Program Fees (excluding Preliminary Application Fee) for early school year program application.
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Scholarship Applications due by March 01. (School Year Program Only)
Final Program Fee payment by cashier’s cheque, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express).
 
Wherever differences appear, the terms and conditions in the brochure prevail.


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