HIGH SCHOOL STUDY ABROAD 2016 2017 PRICING GUIDE PROGRAM DETAILS Included in program fees Round-trip airfare Medical and travel insurance Student I.D. card fee Host family placement Room and board Local coordinator supervision Monthly report for parents Local country office support ICES office support Not Included Personal expenses (~ $300/month) School expenses Tuition (for private school requests) Visa and immigration fees Transportation and travel within the host country Ask how you can receive a $150 discount on your program fee by submitting a student project for ICES. info@icesusa.org Scholarships / Financial Aid: ICES is non-profit and offers our programs at the lowest prices possible to make this experience accessible to as many deserving students as we can. However, we understand that this is a large upfront cost for many families, and that fundraising may be necessary. To create your own online fundraising platform, check out FundMyTravel, which can help you raise money for your abroad experience through crowd-funding. Refer to the FundMyTravel to get started. For more information visit our FAQs page. s are subject to change due to currency conversion and partner organization increases. PROGRAM DATES dates are estimates and may vary depending on school and host family placement. Your exact arrival date will be arranged after your placement is finalized. In most cases, students arrive within one week of their school start date. LEARN MORE Office 415.665.3900 info@icesusa.org www.icesusa.org
HIGH SCHOOL STUDY ABROAD 2016 2017 PRICING GUIDE Exact departure dates may be set at the time of placement, but in semester and year programs these may be set a few months after the student s arrival in the host country. Students may leave earlier than their planned stay, with advance notice and a signed program release. Students may extend their departures in some cases. Contact ICES to ask about this. When dates on the guide are marked as various : students should notify ICES of their preferred arrival and departure dates, and ICES will accommodate these as closely as possible depending on availability. deadlines for these programs will be 4 months prior to the desired start date of the program. For information on school vacations and holidays, refer to the page of the country you are interested in. KEY INFORMATION LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS You don t have to already speak another language to study abroad! If you d like to study in a non-english speaking country and haven t studied the language in school, you will be expected to enroll in a course or study on your own prior to your departure. You should have a basic working level of the language. If a student s language level is too low, s/he may be required to follow language instruction outside of their host school at an additional cost. There are fixed language requirements for the following programs: France (2 s), Switzerland (2 s German) Students in these countries must have a basic level. If the student is not making the required effort to learn the language, the student must take language courses at an additional cost: Argentina (Spanish) Austria (German), Germany (German), Ecuador (Spanish), the Netherlands (Dutch) LEARN MORE Office 415.665.3900 info@icesusa.org www.icesusa.org
PROGRAM PRICES BY REGION EUROPE AUSTRIA Early Sept $12,500 Early Sept Mid Jan Mid Jan $11,400 3 Months $10,000 $9,000 BELGIUM Late Aug Mid June $10,500 Late Aug Mid Dec Mid June $9,500 $8,000 DENMARK Mid Aug Mid June $11,000 Mid Aug Mid Jan Mid Dec Mid June Sept 30 $10,000 3 Months $9,400 $9,000 FINLAND Mid Aug Early June $11,000 Mid Aug Mid Dec Early June Sept 30 $10,000 3 Months $9,400 $9,000 FRANCE Late Aug Mid June Late Nov Sept 15 $11,000 Late Aug Late Feb Mid June Sept 15 $9,500 4 Months Late Aug Mid Dec Late Apr Sept 15 $8,400 3 Months Late Aug Late Nov May 1 Late Mar Sept 30 $8,000 $7,500
PROGRAM PRICES BY REGION EUROPE GERMANY Late Aug Late June Apr 30 $10,500 Late Aug Apr 30 Late June Sept 30 $9,200 3 Months $7,500 $6,600 1 Month $6,000 IRELAND Late Aug Mid June $23,000 Late Aug Mid Dec Mid Jan Early June $15,000 ITALY Early Sept Mid June Mar 30 $9,500 Early Sept Mid Jan Mar 30 Mid June Sept 15 $8,800 3 Months $8,400 $8,000 Summer July - Sept $7,400 NETHERLANDS Mid Aug $11,000 Jan Early Nov Sept 30 $12,900 Mid Aug Mid Dec Early Feb Sept 30 $10,300 Late Aug Late Nov Early Apr Sept 30 $9,600 Mid Aug Mid Oct $9,000 NORWAY Mid Aug Mid June $11,000 Mid Aug Mid Dec Mid Jan Mid June Sept 30 $10,000 3 Months $9,400 $9,000
PROGRAM PRICES BY REGION EUROPE SPAIN Sept 8 June 26 April 15 $11,000 Jan 27 June 25 Sept 8 Jan 21 Sept 30 $10,000 Jan 27 April 26 Sept 8 Dec 6 Sept 30 $9,000 $8,000 1 Month $7,000 SWEDEN Mid Aug Mid June $11,000 Mid Aug Mid Dec Mid Jan Mid June Sept 30 $10,000 3 Months $9,400 $9,000 SWITZERLAND Mid Aug Mar 30 $13,000 Mid Aug Mid Dec Mar 30 $12,000 OCEANIA AUSTRALIA Late Nov Aug 31 $14,000 Late June Aug 31 Late Nov Feb 28 $12,500 NEW ZEALAND Jan 31 Nov 30 Nov 1 $24,000 - $27,500 2 s $14,000 - $17,000 Jan 31 Apr 13 Nov 1 May 1 July 7 Feb 1 July 24 Sept 29 Oct 16 Nov 30 July 14 $10,400 - $11,700
PROGRAM PRICES BY REGION ASIA 9.5 Months $8,900 Summer June-Aug 4.5 Months $6,900 $5,000 SOUTH KOREA Early Aug Mid Jan $10,400 THAILAND 3 Months 1 Month $8,700 $7,600 $6,700 ARGENTINA Early Dec Sept 30 $10,500. Early Dec Sept 30 $9,500 Late May Late Aug Late Feb Late Aug Late Nov Late May Sept 30 $9,000 BRAZIL $9,500 May 1 $8,700 Late Apr Late Oct May 1 $7,700 SOUTH AMERICA 1 Month $6,600 $5,500
PROGRAM PRICES BY REGION SOUTH AMERICA CHILE Early Dec Mid June $9,500 $8,700 Mid Oct Mid May July 15 Jan 5 $7,700 Mid Oct ECUADOR Early Apr 1 Month $6,200 $4,500 Early Sept May 15 $10,200 Early Sept Early Feb Late June May 15 $9,000 Late Feb $7,200 Mid Aug $12,500 Mid Aug $10,000 NORTH AMERICA MEXICO 3 Month Oct 1 LEARN MORE Office 415.665.3900 info@icesusa.org www.icesusa.org $8,600