INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE

Refund Policy

The application fee and confirmation deposit(s) for all UMD International Education Office programs are non-refundable, as are the administrative fees for outside (i.e., non-UMD) international programs. Students participating in a non-UMD program will also be held responsible for the cancellation/refund policy of the host institution if their cancellation policy exceeds that of the UMD International Education Office programs policy.

The International Education Office reserves space in the program for the participant upon receipt of the non-refundable confirmation deposit(s). At this point, the International Education Office incurs certain non-recoverable costs. Therefore, any participant who cancels at any time after the confirmation deposit(s) has been received will be responsible to pay for the program sponsor's deposit(s) (if waived at the time of application) and to pay an amount determined using the following criteria:

A. Academic Exchanges, Term Study Abroad Programs and Short-term International Programs

• Cancellation requests received 60 days or more prior to start of program: application fee and confirmation deposit(s) only

• Request received between 45-59 days prior: application fee, confirmation deposit(s) and
25% of the program fee payable

• Request received between 30-44 days prior: application fee, confirmation deposit(s) and
50% of the program fee payable

• Request received between 15-29 days prior: application fee, confirmation deposit(s) and
75% of the program fee payable

• Request received 14 or fewer days prior: application fee, confirmation deposit(s) and the balance of the full program fee payable

B. Additionally, for students participating in the UMD Study in England Programme

The refund terms outlined in the section above will apply to cancellation requests received prior to the start of the Study in England Programme. The student is contracting for a full academic-year program when the confirmation deposit(s) is received by the International Education Office. Students will not be allowed to participate for only one semester.

Should it be necessary for a student to leave the program during the year, s/he may receive a refund of $3,000 for each full semester not in attendance. There is no refund for a partial semester.

Participants who defer to another term rather than cancel from a program within 60 days of the start of the program will remain responsible for the cancellation penalty based on the deferred date. Students cannot defer to another term to avoid cancellation fees.

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