Fees

ASE Programme Fees

Main and Education Summer Schools - $6000

Theatre Summer School - $6,200

Fees include:

• Full tuition and administrative costs

• 5 weeks’ accommodation in central Bath

• Accommodation, travel and meals during ASE-organised overnight visits and study trips

• Day trips to Oxford, Stonehenge and Glastonbury

• All obligatory course-related travel

• All visits to galleries, museums etc, integral to courses / the Programme

• Tickets to course-connected performances in Bath, Bristol, London and Stratford-upon-Avon (Theatre Summer School)

• All whole-programme events in the cultural and social programme

• Free bus travel to selected social and cultural activities

• Cost of any accidental damage to ASE property caused by the student

• Essential medical and dental insurance

Fees do not include:

• Return travel from the USA to Bath

• Cost of obtaining a UK visa (where required)

• Personal belongings insurance: students must ensure that they have adequate travel and personal belongings insurance before departing the USA

• Cost of books (ASE makes every effort to minimise the cost of book purchases, and has a 'buy back' scheme)

Payment of Fees

The Programme deposit and balance of fees are to be paid in US Dollars, and must be paid directly to Franklin and Marshall College.

Summer School

Deposit: $300 (non-refundable), due 14 days after being accepted
Balance: To arrive by April 1

Financial aid

Students receiving financial aid towards the cost of the ASE Programme MUST provide notification in writing from their college’s financial office guaranteeing the allocation of their aid, together with an indication of when and from whom these fees can be expected.

Without this notification, ASE cannot guarantee to hold a place for a student on financial aid.

Refunds policy

Summer 2025

• Any student withdrawing in writing by the fee payment deadline of April 1 will receive a refund of fees already paid, minus deposit.

• Any student withdrawing in writing after the fee payment deadline of April 1 may appeal for a refund of fees minus non-recoverable expenses and deposit. All appeals will be considered by the ASE Dean and Director, in concert with Programme leadership at Franklin & Marshall College.

• Only for well-documented, serious emergencies or medical problems will ASE consider a modification of the policies described above. All appeals will be decided by the Programme Director.

• In the unlikely event of Programme cancellation by ASE, or withdrawal of support for Summer study by the student’s home institution, participants will be offered the option either of joining a future ASE Summer School, or of receiving a full refund, including deposit and any fees already paid.