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Program fees

Registration fee

When you apply for a high school exchange and get accepted to the program, you will receive an invoice with a registration fee. This is standard for all exchange organizations and is a confirmation that you want us to continue to work with your application.

The registration fee is 4220 DKK for Classic and Select programs, regardless of destination. It’s included in the total program price.

Program price

The total price for your exchange year depends on the destination, length and add-ons. Under each destination page here on the website, you can see what the base price for a classic high school program is.

For fall departures, the following payment scheme applies, as a percentage of the total program price:

Instalment	To be paid	Amount
1 – registration fee	30 days after application	4220 DKK
2	October 15	25% of the program price
3	December 15	25% of the program price
4	March 15	30% of the program price
5 – final payment	June 1	Remaining amount

Any discounts, scholarships and / or add-ons are settled on the final invoice, which is paid no later than June 1.

Costs in addition to program fee

There will be some additional costs not included in the program price that you need to account for. Insurance, VISA application costs, health examination, possible currency surcharges, possible school uniform, school lunch, school bus, club fees, optional add-on trips during the exchange year, pocket money and personal expenses.

Our high-school experts at STS can tell you what applies to the specific destination you are interested in.

Insurance

It is obligatory for all STS students to have valid insurance during their stay abroad.

Through STS you can add a tailor-made insurance that includes illness, accidents, liability and luggage and is approved by the authorities in the country you are going to.

Should you wish to take out another insurance, it needs to be approved by the organization in the host country, otherwise the placement guarantee may be lost and the student will be liable for costs for, for example, medical expenses abroad.

Talk to us at STS and we will make sure to guide you correctly in the insurance issue.

What’s included?

• Interview, meetings and materials that prepare you and your parents for the upcoming exchange year
• STS Welcome Camp is always included when you go on a high school year with STS *
• Flight to and from the host country
• Travel arrangements to the final destination in the host country
• STS employees or the host family meet up at the airport on arrival
• Placement in a carefully selected host family with full board
• STS's area representatives, regional offices and head office are available throughout the program
• High school education as well as literature and textbooks for compulsory subjects (up to a value of 100 USD)
• 24 hour telephone service. You can always reach us.
• Information meetings during the academic year with area representatives and other exchange students
• Certificate after the end of the exchange year or academic year
• Membership in STS Ambassador Program

* During 2020/2021, no Welcome Camps were arranged, to avoid gathering many students in a small area. Instead, Year-end camps are offered where possible, at the end of the school year.

Add-ons

With STS, you have the opportunity to tailor your exchange year at certain destinations, to make it fit your specific dreams and expectations.

Area selection

For an additional fee, you have the opportunity to choose a state, major city or region. The opportunity to choose depends on the host country and places are limited, as it requires a completely different administration when it comes to school placements and searching for a suitable host family.

Talk to our high-school experts and they will guide you!

Road trip and additional trips during your stay

If you do an exchange program in North America, you can choose to end your high school year on a road trip through the United States. On the Coast to Coast trip we drive from Los Angeles to New York - the perfect end to your high school year!

At all our destinations, additional trips are arranged for our exchange students in the country, which you can add on site. It is a great opportunity to explore places and cities in your host country and at the same time meet other exchange students who is on a similar journey as yours.

Language trips

Do you want to improve your language skills before you start your high school year? Then just get in touch with us. We can help you find a language course in several of our host countries.

Discounts

STS offers several generous discounts, which can make your high school year more affordable. Please note that you cannot combine several discounts.

Returnee discount

Have you been on a language trip with STS before? Cool! As a returning student, you get a 5000 DKK discount when you go on a High School year and continue your adventure with us.

Sibling discount

Do you have a sibling who has been on a High School year with us before, or are you several siblings who plan to travel at the same time? How fun! Then you get a 5000 DKK discount when you book your own High School adventure with us.

Host and Go

If your family chooses to host an international exchange student while your are away with STS High School, you will receive a 5000 DKK discount if you host for six months and a 10 000 DKK discount if you host for a whole year. We promise that it’s a completely unique experience to welcome an exchange student to your home (And maybe there is extra room in both home and heart when a child is away on an adventure!)
Read more about what it is like to be a host family here.

Financing

Pay in installments, loan

We offer the opportunity to loan for the program fee on favorable terms and pay the installment in 12 or 24 months. If you want to know more about our different payment options, contact us by e-mail or telephone and we will find the best solution for you.

Scholarships

Every year, STS awards a number of scholarships (10 000 DKK each) to students who can justify why they want to go to High School abroad this year. To apply, we want you to record a video where you in a creative and beautiful way explain - in English - why it is good to travel to experience other cultures and get better at a language abroad. If you are awarded with a scholarship, you also get the opportunity to be a reporter during your year abroad and tell your story about to our followers in social media.

To apply, follow these steps:

• Create a video as described above, max 60 seconds long
• Send the video and your contact information to us at info@sts.dk
• If you are rewarded with a scholarship, you will be contacted by STS

* Conditions: Media files submitted to STS may be used for marketing purposes and it is therefore important that all individuals seen in the material have been informed of this, and given their consent. By submitting your contribution to the scholarship application, you accept these conditions and have secured approved consent from anyone participating. If you are under 18 years of age, you also need the consent of your guardians in order to be awarded a scholarship. The scholarship is valid exclusively for High School bookings with STS and the amount will be withdrawn from your total program fee. It is personal and cannot be transferred to anyone else nor paid in cash.

Cancellation terms and cancellation protection

Cancellation of your trip

If you choose to cancel your exchange year when there are less than five months left until depature, STS retains the registration fee.

After that, we follow the agreement on international youth exchanges that regulates how much of the program fee is refunded, depending on how close to departre the cancellation takes place.

If you choose to add cencellation insurance when you book, other rules apply.

Cancellation insurance

We offer two different types of cancellation insurance options when you book your exchange year with us:

Standard: We have made our most purchased cancellation insurance even better - The insurance gives you a full refund of the amount paid* in the event of illness, accident or death within the family that is proven by a medical certificate.

Cost: 2350 DKK - with price guarantee! Should you find the corresponding cancellation protection at a lower price with one of our competitors, we’ll match that price, so that you have the most affordable protection with STS.

Extended: With STS extended cancellation insurance, you can, regardless of the reason, choose to cancel your trip with a full refund of the amount paid* no later than 10 days before departure.

Cost: 9500 DKK for our classic programs, 15 000 DKK for select programs.

* except the cost of the actual cancellation insurance