An Italian staff member counsels students concerning intercultural opportunities such as concerts, operas, theatrical and sporting events. Vacation periods permit extensive travel in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Moreover, students are encouraged to use weekends for shorter trips to explore the region. Each apartment has space for two or three program participants and, in most cases, one Italian student. Students from BCSP schools can get cost information from their home institutions, which will bill them for the current amount.
All students pay the remaining program costs in Bologna.
Students from BCSP institutions can apply most regular forms of financial assistance to the program. Students from other institutions should inquire on their campuses concerning the applicability of their institution's aid to program costs. The application deadlines vary, but none is later than mid-February. Students from non-BCSP schools must apply through Indiana University by January 31, 1997.