SAIS Summer Programs | 2008 Financial Information

Tuition

SAIS degree-program alumni and those who have completed a full-time, SAIS-affiliated program, including the Bologna Diploma and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies Certificate, receive a 25% tuition discount on all summer courses. Those who are continuing at SAIS in a degree program are not eligible for this discount. Non-degree courses taken with this alumni discount may not be applied to an additional SAIS degree program.

Fees

Application Fee: $50. This fee is required of first-time non-degree applicants only.

Late Fee: $35. Applications and registrations must include this fee if postmarked after the April 25, 2008, application deadline for all summer courses. First-time non-degree applicants who apply late must submit a total payment of $85.

Fees can be paid online by credit card during the application process. Those who cannot complete payment online should send a check, money order or cashier’s check made payable to Johns Hopkins University-SAIS to the Office of Summer Programs.

No fee is required to use the Multimedia Center, but for damaged or unreturned materials a $40 fee will be charged to the student's account. The student's grades will be held if this fee has not been paid by August 8, 2008.

Sample Student Budget

Students coming to SAIS from abroad or elsewhere in the United States to enroll in SAIS Summer Programs should have approximately $5,600 to $6,500 available to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board and personal expenses. This estimate does not include travel or health care costs. The following is a sample budget:

Incoming SAIS degree students should note that the University Student Health Insurance Plan will not provide coverage until Friday, August 15, 2008. Students are responsible for finding and/or maintaining their own health insurance coverage during the summer program.

Payment Procedures

Payment in full is required for all programs no later than Friday, May 16, 2008. Tuition payments should be made electronically via https://isis.jhu.edu. Payment also can be mailed or made in person to the Office of Summer Programs. SAIS accepts MasterCard and VISA as well as checks, money orders and cashier's checks made payable to Johns Hopkins University-SAIS. No cash payments will be accepted. For bank wire transfer information, contact the SAIS Business Office at 202.663.5661.

Students will be dropped from courses they are registered in if payment has not been received by the deadline. If students wish to reenroll in these courses, they will be responsible for paying the late registration fee. Students who have been dropped for failure to pay, but who attend class without reenrolling, will be held responsible for the tuition charges, the appropriate late fee and may receive a failing grade for the course.

Financial Assistance

SAIS does not accept applications for financial aid from visiting or non-degree students. Many employers provide full or partial tuition assistance as a benefit to their employees. To take advantage of this opportunity, check with your personnel office. Many veterans, active-duty service personnel and their family members may be eligible for educational assistance through the Veterans Administration or their local military base education center.

Graduate students enrolled in the Summer Language Institute may be eligible to receive financial assistance through the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) program. To apply for this fellowship, see the financial aid representative at your primary graduate institution.

Students from other schools who are receiving financial aid should check with their financial aid office to determine whether any aid may be applied toward tuition for SAIS course work. Contact the Office of Summer Programs for more information.

Refunds

Students will only be eligible for tuition refunds after submitting a completed Drop/Add Form to the Office of Summer Programs. A 10 percent tuition deposit per course is nonrefundable. Application and late fees are nonrefundable. All refund policies will be strictly adhered to and apply to all Summer Programs participants. Refunds will be issued according to the following schedule:

• If the Drop/Add Form is received within 24 hours after the first class meeting, 90 percent of tuition will be refunded.
•  If the Drop/Add Form is received by the end of the first week of classes on Friday, June 6, 2008, 50 percent of tuition will be refunded.
• After the first week of classes, no tuition will be refunded.

Course Cancellations

For a course to be offered, a minimum of five students must be registered. SAIS reserves the right to cancel a course that does not meet minimum enrollment requirements. To check the status of canceled courses, please refer to this Web site. Any tuition charges, including the 10 percent deposit, will be refunded if SAIS cancels a course.

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