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COMPARISON between a random website high school exchange program & Rotary’s

Their program tuition costs ranged between $10,000 and $17,000 depending on which of their 29 countries

candidate was sent to (only Poland was slightly under $9,000).
 

Tuition includes:

 Homestay accommodation including meals with your host family

 School Tuition

 Airport transfers on arrival and departure (students are met at the airport by a program representative)

 24-hour worldwide emergency assistance throughout the program

 Pre-departure and in-country orientations

 Student Handbook

Program does not include:

 Airfare and travel fees

 Travel and medical insurance, insurance against accident, ill health, repatriation, and additional coverage

against third party liability

 Passport and visa application fees as applicable

 Personal expenses (e.g., toiletries, clothing, internet, calling card, club fees, activities)

 School expenses (e.g., uniform/lunches, if required, supplies, bus pass, transport to and from school,

school activities)

 Free-time travel, pocket money

 Any other item not specified (TWU)

Rotary District 6630 Scholarship Exchange Program

Foreign Rotary Club Scholarship in 33 Countries Includes the following:

 Hosting by Foreign Rotary Club on a space available condition

 Primary tuition and Placement in School approved by foreign Rotary Club

 Homestay accommodation including meals with your host family

 Small monetary monthly stipend from hosting Rotary Club

 Airport transfers on arrival and departure (students met at the airport or final destination by a program representative)

 24-hour worldwide emergency assistance throughout the program

 Rotary YEX Blazer, YEX Blazer Emblem, Name badge, Calling Cards, Blazer trading pins and Rotary YEX pack

 Pre-departure and some in-country orientations (but see exception below)

 Local Rotarian Counselor

 Exchange Student Handbook

Program does not include: (Student’s Responsible for the following costs)

 $1,075 Fee paid to "RYE-OB District 6630" at time of Application (Fully refundable up to District Acceptance) 

 Special Rotary International limited medical and liability insurance policy (about $1,000 (+/-) 

 Airfare/transportation and all additional Its Your World Travel fees

 Passport and visa application and travel costs as applicable

 Primary (and some foreign country/Rotary required) insurance for Travel and medical, accident, ill health, repatriation, and additional coverage against third party liability

 Personal expenses (e.g., toiletries, clothing, internet, telephone, sport/club fees, activities, miscellaneous)

 School expenses (e.g., uniform/lunches, supplies, bus pass, transport to and from school, school activities)

 Free-time travel, pocket money

 Any other item not otherwise specified

 Academic Credit (See state/local school regulations regarding academic credit)

 Some foreign Rotary required in-country insurance, orientations and language camps at additional expense