For independent programs, most regular forms of financial aid will not apply. Students participating in Georgetown programs do not pay the regular Georgetown costs of room, board and tuition. Instead, their student accounts are charged special program fees that reflect the cost of services they receive. All overseas program fees cover tuition, orientation, and evaluation services at Georgetown, an insurance supplement, and a contribution to administrative costs. Depending on the program in which the student is placed, the costs of room, board, on-site intensive language or other orientation courses, and group activities may be included in the fee or may be billed seperately.
Housing is guaranteed on most Georgetown programs.
Students who participate in exchanges contribute to scholarship funds which defray the costs of study at Georgetown for students from the overseas institution. All participants receive detailed information about the structure of their program fee. In all cases, transportation and personal expenses remain the student's responsibility. Therefore, the fee structure for ISEP is, in most cases, based on the cost of room, board, Yates and undergraduate tuition at Georgetown. There are a small number of ISEP II sites in which students pay the direct cost of study at the host university plus administrative fees.