Students who opt out of SiPN’s housing will still be charged a portion of the Housing & Student Affairs fee.

Summer 2023: we will deduct from your final invoice $1000 per session.

Semesters – Fall 23: we will deduct from your final invoice $ 2750

This fee covers services from Student Affairs such as comprehensive medical, accident, and liability insurance, airport pickup and orientation week activities, 24-hour emergency staff support, a local cell phone, the monthly transport pass, and various social and cultural events, as well as support and counseling.

Students that wish to opt-out of SiPN’s Housing must communicate to the program by email during their application process and before their acceptance into the program.

*Student Travel and Health Insurance

ALL SiPN students are covered by AON Travel and Health Insurance policy that is tailor-made for students studying abroad. It provides coverage for everything from a stolen laptop, to lost luggage, to dental, emergency, and routine medical coverage.

We want our students to experience SiPN and Portugal as much as possible so we have created an incentive for students who would like to combine more than one SiPN session.  (e.g. a semester plus a summer program).

Sign up for more than one SiPN edition and you will be entitled to an automatic reduction of the Comprehensive Tuition Fee. If the student’s decision to stay for another session is communicated during their stay, then it will be reflected on the invoice that regards the subsequent SiPN edition, in the following amounts: 

Cancellation Policy (Semester & Summer Programs)

The SiPN Refund Policy regarding program cancellation is as follows: 

• If you withdraw 61 days or more prior to the arrival day specified for your term of attendance, we will refund 100 % of the total program cost, except the non-refundable deposit.
• If you withdraw 60 days or less prior to the arrival day as specified for your term of attendance we will refund 50% of the total program cost, except the non-refundable deposit.
• If you withdraw 30 days or less (on or after the arrival day included) no refund will be issued.

(*) SiPN’s cancellation and refund policy during the program

In pandemic situations, SiPN and/or your home university may choose to cancel study abroad-related initiatives or recall students back home on or after the program starting date. In that case, SiPN will proportionally refund students regarding “SiPN’s Comprehensive Housing and Student Affairs fee.” The “Comprehensive SiPN Tuition Fee” will not be reimbursed if SiPN’s partner universities in Portugal provide SiPN students with all the means to carry on with their academic programming via online platforms and assessments.

Payment Policy (Faculty-Led & Hybrid Programs)

• 50% of the program total cost once SiPN is informed about the recruitment
• 50% of the program total cost no later than 31 days before the program’s arrival in country.

Cancellation Policy (Faculty-Led & Hybrid Programs)

• If a Participant withdraws 30 days or more prior to the Program Start Date, the Provider will refund the partner school 50% of the total Program Fee;
• If a Participant withdraws less than 30 days prior to the Program Start Date, the Provider will refund the partner school 50% of the total Program Fee;
• If a Participant withdraws less than 15 days prior to the Program Start Date, on or after the Arrival Day no refund will be issued.