* These prices are in reference to Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

Prices for Summer 2025 are not yet updated

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

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

Semesters: 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 who wish to opt out of SiPN’s Housing must communicate with 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: 

Payment Policy (Semester & Summer Programs)

All students are required to pay their program deposit as part of their Full SiPN Application. Students who do not submit their deposit with their application will not be considered for admission to the program until said deposit is paid.

The Program’s Invoice will be sent up to 30 days after the application deadline for each term and students are expected to pay in full by the following dates(*):

Spring semester: Total payment due by Dec 1

Summer Programs: Total payment due by April 15

Fall semester: Total payment due by May 1 

(*) Except for students with financial aid pending – these students must submit a signed Proof of Aid Verification Form (PAVF) as part of their application package.

Cancelation & Refunds Policy (Semester & Summer Programs)

The SiPN Refund Policy for program cancellation is as follows: 

• In the event of a cancelation by the student, the program deposit will not be reimbursed.
• If a student withdraws from the program anytime between the application deadline date and the final payment due date, there is no financial penalty, except for the non-refundable program deposit.
• If a student withdraws between 60-35 days prior to the arrival day as specified for the term of attendance, SiPN Office will refund 50% of the total program cost, except the deposit.
• If a student withdraws 35 days prior to the arrival date specified for the term of attendance, no refund will be issued.

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

Force Majeure Situations & Refunds

During a pandemic or other force majeure 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 for “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)

• A program contract must be signed between SiPN and Partner School, based on the budget and itinerary agreed by the parties. This contract must be signed within 30 days after the budget approval.
• Once the SiPN Partner school informs SiPN about their final recruitment, the school will be invoiced, and is expected to pay the total program amount within 30 days.

Cancelation Policy (Faculty-Led & Hybrid Programs)

• In the event of a Program Cancelation (after the payment has been made), SiPN will work with the Partner School to refund all the fees except those that are not recoverable by the SiPN Office.
• In the event of a student withdrawal between 50-35 days prior to the arrival date, SiPN will refund the partner school with 50% of the Program Fee per student.
• In the event of a student withdrawal less than 35 days prior to the arrival date, or after the Arrival Day, no refund will be issued