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Cost and Fees
It is the policy of Engineering World Health to work hard to ensure that the financial cost of this program is not a deterrent to participation for any student. Last year, more than 60% of all participants received financial aid from EWH, and nearly half of all participants were on full scholarships, paying only a nominal deposit. While ideally the host communities provide housing and meals, the sites that need EWH the most can’t afford to help finance our participants. The Summer Institute’s program fee allows us to send participants and supplies to the most remote locations, thus assisting the hospitals with the greatest shortfalls.
We expect participants to share in our effort to help the disadvantaged and we fully support them in their efforts to raise funds to pay for their program fees. To receive materials and advice on how to effectively raise funds please contact us at info@ewh.org.
Each program has a separate fee and includes different features. Please read the following pages carefully before applying. Note that the family program requires additional fees not detailed here.
Costs and Fees for 2009 will be available in December. To give you an idea of what to expect, the costs and fees for the 2008 Summer Institute are detailed below. Please note that starting in 2009 international airfare will be included in the fee.
Program Africa
Fee 2008: $4900
The program fee includes:
- Pre-departure preparation and information
- Transportation (transportation from host airport to homestay and back)
- AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED (Starting in 2009, aifare is included)
- Global Health Insurance
- Housing
- 2 Meals per day (first month only)
- 1 month of intensive second language training (Swahili)
- 1 month of intensive medical instrumentation training
- Textbooks and lab supplies
- Social Activities (cultural program)
- Field support visit from Site Director while in host country
- Ongoing support from EWH US office
Program Central America
Fee 2008: $4900
The program fee includes:
- Pre-departure preparation and information
- Transportation
- transportation from San Jose airport to homestay and back
- International Airfare from San Jose to host country and back
- transportation from host country airport to homestay and back
- AIRFARE FROM U.S. TO/FROM COSTA RICA IS NOT INCLUDED (Starting in 2009, aifare is included)
- Global Health Insurance
- Housing
- Meals (two meals per day)
- 1 month of intensive second language training (Spanish)
- 1 month of intensive medical instrumentation training
- Textbooks and lab supplies
- Social Activities, e.g., rafting
- Field support visit from Site Director while in host country
- Ongoing support from EWH US office
The fee does NOT include souvenirs, obtaining a passport, travel to/from your home to the airport, airfare from U.S. to Tanzania/Costa Rica, the required immunizations*, transportation to/from class and work**, lunch***, meals for the second month in Africa, entry and exit fees for each country being visited or sightseeing. The fee does NOT include the cost for receiving college credit for the required coursework.
* You must show proof of immunization for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tetanus (within 10 years), Typhoid, measles and in some cases Yellow Fever.** Typically $1 per day
*** Typically $2-$5 per day
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