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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 Spring 2022, 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.

Spring 2022 Standard Programs* Refund Policy

Cancellations and program start dates

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.

Student voluntary withdrawals

Students who voluntarily withdraw from an IES Abroad program on or 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 after the program’s official arrival date will receive no refund. IES Abroad will issue all refunds to the party who paid IES Abroad for those fees.

Students voluntarily withdrawing from a program due to the individual student or their immediate 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.

Suspension of program after arrival date

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 will be eligible for a refund of recoverable tuition costs with respect to the courses they started but were unable to pursue either online or in person.

Refunds would be calculated on a student by student basis on what IES Abroad is able to recover from each student’s housing and field trip vendors, and any refunds will be payable in all cases to the party who paid IES Abroad in the first instance.

Dismissal of student

Any student who is dismissed from a program by IES Abroad after the arrival date 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.

Actions by government in host country

Should a host-country government’s action on or before 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:

Tuition

See policy above for details

Housing

See policy above for details

Supplemental Tuition

Not refundable if student is provided an option to continue pursuing credit

Health Insurance

Not refundable

Supplemental Housing

Only recoverable costs actually recovered by IES Abroad will be refunded

Visa ACCeSS fee ($125)

Refundable on or before the program start date

Visa ACCeSS consular fee Not refundable after visa application is submitted to consulate as part of ACCeSS process
Visa fees for independently submitted visa applications Not Refundable

Optional Field Trips and Excursions

Only recoverable costs actually recovered by IES Abroad will be refunded

Books

Not refundable if the student received them

Transportation Passes

Not refundable

Loans to Students

Not refundable

Student charges for outstanding items (keys, cleaning fees, damage to housing)

Not refundable

*This policy applies to study abroad and internship programs offered through IES Abroad and IES Internships. It does not include programming offered through Customized & Faculty-Led Programs.

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