Course Fees (Costa Rica 2024)
Details of Program Fee
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Details of Cost for Students |
Cost |
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4-hour Group Spanish Classes (2 weeks) Host Family, Shared Room (2 Weeks) Manuel Antonio - Quepos Familiarization Tour Manuel Antonio National Park Chocolate tour Coffee Tour (Doka Estate) Spanish Language tutoring Traditional cooking class Traditional dancing class Breakfast and Dinner, 7 Days a Week |
$ 860.00 $ 450.00 $ 32.00 $ 67.00 $ 62.00 $ 177.00 Included Included Included Included |
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Sub-total |
$1,648.00 |
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Other Expenses Airfare Tour San José, Doka Estate, Poás Volcano, la Paz Falls Hotel (Two nights in San José) IU Insurance Transportation (MA - SJO) |
$ 1200.00 $ 193.00 $ 270.00 $ 44.00 $ 45.00 |
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Sub-total |
$ 1752.00 |
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Cost Total billed to students by IUE |
$ 3400.00 |
NB: Do NOT include in the calculation: IU East tuition, books, personal expenses, and optional activities.
Financial Support
| Scholarship | Amount | Internal or external? | competitive or not? |
| Academic Affairs (i.e., campus) | $350 | Internal | Non-competitive (all IUE students enrolled receive it) |
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences | $1,000 | Internal | Non-competitive (all IUE students enrolled receive it) |
| Eleanor Turk International Studies Scholarship | amount varies | Internal | Competitive |
| Short-term Study Abroad Scholarship | $350 | Internal | Competitive |
| Allmayer-Williams Scholarships | $500 | Internal | Competitive |
| Kathleen A Sideli Scholarship | $250 | Internal | Competitive |
| Dr. Kevin R Burke Scholarship | $500 | Internal | Competitive (for non traditional students) |
| Jorgensen Study Abroad Scholarship | $500 | Internal | Competitive |
| Bradley C. Wheeler Study Abroad Scholarship | $500 | Internal | Competitive |
| Gilman Scholarship[2] or Gilman-McCain Scholarship[3] | up to $5,000 | External | Competitive |
[2] For the Gilman scholarship (Links to an external site.), you need to be a Pell Grant recipient and a US citizen to apply.
[3] For the Gilman-McCain scholarship (Links to an external site.), you need to be a dependent child of an active duty military member and a US citizen to apply.
**Students from other campuses should explore funding opportunities on their home campus.
Why should you apply for the Gilman and Gilman-McCain scholarships?
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Procedure to Apply and Enroll
The Costa Rica program fee should appear on your bursar's account by the 3rd Thursday of August 2024. The total fees for the program will be on the due date for your regular tuition and fees, which is September 10. You have the option to apply for a payment plan. For more questions about this, please get in touch with the Office of Financial Aid.
Letter of Intent (send to fburgos@iu.edu)
This letter needs to include:
- Your first & last name, email, Student ID#
- Two references (i.e., name and contact information of an IU East full-time instructor we could contact if need be)
Points to address in the letter:
- Why do you want to study abroad?
- What would be the benefits of this study abroad?
- Why do you want to go to Costa Rica?
- How will this study abroad program contribute to your overall academic/career goals?
- What would be the anticipated long-term effect of this study abroad program on your study and/or career plans?