Payment and Refund Policy

AFS Tuition Payment Schedule

For Summer 2012 Programs departing June-July:

Payment:	When the Payment is Due:
$75 application fee	With your preliminary application
$900 tuition deposit	Upon submission of your full application
$1,500 installment	March 1, 2012 or within 20 days of invoice, whichever comes later.
Remaining Balance	April 2, 2012 or upon receipt of your invoice, whichever comes later.

For Fall 2012 Programs departing July-September:

Payment:	When the Payment is Due:
$75 application fee	With your preliminary application
$900 tuition deposit	Upon submission of your full application
$1,500 installment	April 2, 2012 or within 20 days of invoice, whichever comes later.
Remaining Balance	May 2, 2012 or upon receipt of your invoice, whichever comes later.

Students whose tuition is not paid in full will not be permitted to depart on program under any circumstances.*
Delays in student departures may occur due to circumstances beyond the control of AFS-USA, such as changes in visa processes or other regulations here or abroad.
Participation fees for programs are not based upon the length of the program.
Fees will not be prorated or discounted if departures are delayed.
AFS will impose late-payment penalties as appropriate.
All programs, prices, and travel dates are subject to change without notice.

*Full scholarship students: Please see the fee schedule specific to your scholarship in the payment schedule addendum of the Participation Agreement.

$75 application fee: Non-refundable
$900 tuition deposit: Non-refundable unless:

Your application is not accepted by AFS Staff in the U.S.
Your application is not accepted by AFS Staff in any of the host countries you have agreed to consider.
You do not receive the name and address of your host family two weeks prior to departure, and you decide to withdraw on that basis.

For tuition payments beyond the $900 deposit:

If you with withdraw from the program:	Refund policy:
Between application submission and 60 days of departure:	Tuition payments in excess of the tuition deposit are fully refundable.
Within 60 days of departure:	You will be responsible to pay a cancellation fee equal to 20% of the full Program Tuition. The remainder is refundable.
After departure:	All tuition is non-refundable.

In circumstances when the $900 tuition deposit is refundable, tuition payments are also refundable.
If you receive a scholarship that covers any portion of an invoice you have already paid, AFS will issue a refund accordingly.