Payment of Fees

Application fee
A non-refundable $95 fee must accompany your application. No application will be processed without it.

Enrollment confirmation deposit
A non-refundable $750 tuition deposit is applied toward fees and is payable upon acceptance and no later than the dates listed under Deadlines. Places cannot be held without this deposit, which is non-refundable under any circumstances once a student has been confirmed.

Payment online
AIFS fees can be paid online by credit card.      Make an online payment

Balance of fees
Fall semester/quarter fees are due July 15 (June 1 for Buenos Aires, Hyderabad, Stellenbosch and Sydney, July 1 for Florence, Nanjing, Prague and Rome). Spring semester/quarter fees are due December 1. The $475 insurance/assistance package fee is included in the invoice. Returned checks incur a $35 charge.

Late fees
Students who fail to make the first semester tuition payment deadline may not be registered. These students run the risk of losing their places and being administratively withdrawn. The same is true for students late with the spring semester December 1 payment. Students paying for fall semester after July 15 (June 1 for Buenos Aires, Hyderabad, Stellenbosch and Sydney, July 1 for Florence, Nanjing, Prague and Rome) or December 1 for spring will incur a $250 late fee.

Damage deposit
All students are required to pay a damage deposit of $250 each semester with program fees. The deposit is used, if necessary, to cover costs of damages or other charges incurred in student or family residences or to replace library books not returned. Any unused portion of the deposit will be returned approximately 3 months after the student’s departure from campus (deductions are not always known before departure). In some countries, utility bills arrive once every three months, which prolongs the time required to determine the refund.

Fees include

• Housing and meals while at the university as described in individual program descriptions
• Tuition fees, registration fees and examination charges
  
• Orientation programs as described for specific programs
  
• Certain field trips, excursions and cultural activities
  
• Membership in libraries and university student clubs as described for specific programs
  
• Transcript (except Chapman University transcript, Cannes program)
  
• Round trip air fare if selected (fees vary accordingly), provided enrollment deadlines are met
  
• 2-day visit to London, including airport transfers, for programs in Cannes, Florence, Granada, Grenoble, Paris, Prague, Rome, Salamanca, Salzburg and St. Petersburg.

Fees do not include

• Application fee ($95) or damage deposit ($250 per semester)
  
• Insurance/assistance package fee ($475 per semester)
  
• Housing and meals during breaks and spring vacation*
• Government taxes, airline/airport-related fees, security charges and airline fuel surcharges
  
• Textbooks and laboratory fees
  
• Passport and visa fees
  
• Excess baggage charges
  
• Personal spending money
  
• Orientation programs during the second semester for full-year students
  
• Vacation travel or local transportation (unless noted in program description)
  
• Beverages with meals

* Dormitories are usually closed during breaks and vacations. Although some campuses allow students to stay at the university, meals are not provided. Most students take advantage of the breaks to travel for additional enrichment and education.