Summer & Fall 2021 Refund Policy

Your Financial Safety Net for Study Abroad & Internships

A core philosophy of our health and safety procedures is that we plan for the what ifs so that you don't have to. That includes the development of our refund policy for Summer and Fall 2021, which allows you to still plan to study abroad or intern, knowing that if for some reason you cannot participate, your money will be fully refunded.

Don't put your dreams on hold just because the world is unknown. Check out our full refund policy.

Summer 2021 & Fall 2021 Standard Programs Refund Policy

If IES Abroad cancels a program prior to its official arrival date then IES Abroad will issue a full refund of monies then paid to IES Abroad to date for the program, including the Confirmation Deposit, to the paying party.

Students who voluntarily withdraw from an IES Abroad program more than 14 days before the program’s official published arrival date will receive a full refund of the program fees then paid to IES Abroad to date, including the Confirmation Deposit. Students voluntarily withdrawing from a program less than 14 days before the program’s official arrival date will be eligible for a refund of recoverable costs as determined by IES Abroad at the time of their written withdrawal notice. Students voluntarily withdrawing on or after the program’s official arrival date will receive no refund. IES Abroad will issue all refunds to the party that paid IES Abroad for those fees.

Students voluntarily withdrawing from a program due to the individual student or their family member having a serious illness or injury after the program’s arrival date are eligible to receive recoverable cost refunds. All emergency withdrawals must be documented in writing by a physician and approved in advance in consultation with the IES Abroad Dean of Students Office in Chicago. The amount of any possible recoverable cost refund will be determined on a case-by-case basis in the sole discretion of IES Abroad.

If IES Abroad suspends a program after its official arrival date, IES Abroad will issue recoverable cost refunds to the paying party for housing and field trips, but only if and when IES Abroad has recovered actual refunds from its vendors. Tuition is not refundable if students are provided an option to continue pursuing courses for credit, either in person or online. In cases where IES Abroad is not able to provide an option for students to continue pursuing credit online or in person, students may be eligible for a refund of recoverable tuition costs.

Any student who is dismissed by IES Abroad after the arrival date for any program for any reason forfeits the possibility of any refund, including without limitation a refund of used or unused expenses, as well as the comprehensive program fee.

Should a host-country government’s action within 14 days of our program start date make it impossible for some students to travel to their study abroad destination, IES Abroad would offer impacted students three options:

• Participate in our program virtually, taking IES Abroad classes online, until it becomes possible to travel to the study abroad destination. Some partner university classes may not be available online.
• Withdraw from the program and receive a recoverable cost refund from IES Abroad.
• Defer to a subsequent term and apply the confirmation deposit to that term. Students who don’t enroll in the next term may be responsible for non-recoverable costs at IES Abroad’s discretion.

The following table highlights categories of fees which qualify for refunds and those that do not qualify for refunds per the written policy above: