Costs & Deadlines

Tuition: $1950

Adjusted Tuition: $1750 (for those earning academic credits)

The program fee pays for honorariums and location fees, among other built-in costs, and includes an opening reception, airport pickup and some transport within Nairobi. Please note that the fee does not include meals, accommodations, and transportation to, from, and within Kenya (including Nairobi-Lamu travel).

$150 deposits are accepted until November 1st, payment in full due November 1st.

Payment in full must be received by November 1st. Any exceptions must be negotiated with the Program Director.

A deposit of $150 (applied towards the tuition) is required with the application.

Those applying after November 1st, must remit the entire program cost with the application.

Please note: unless payments are made on schedule, we cannot guarantee a place in the program. Any exceptions must be negotiated with the Program Director.

All checks must be made payable to Summer Literary Seminars and mailed to:

SLS Kenya
P.O. Box 16
Brooklyn, NY 11222-0016

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

1. All monies will be refunded in full to students who are not accepted into the program, or, if for any reason, the program is cancelled.

2. All payments (except $150 cancellation fee) are fully refundable if a participant withdraws from the program voluntarily by November 1st.

3. A cancellation fee of $500 will be assessed for any cancellation after November 1st.

4. After December 1, only recoverable costs will be refunded, less the $500 cancellation fee.

5. No refunds will be made once the program starts, regardless of student's participation.

6. The effective date of a cancellation shall be the date that such written notice is received by the Director.

We regret that at this time we are unable to grant fellowships for this year. But below you'll find links to potential sources of funding.

• The AWP Writers' Conferences & Centers (WC&C) conducts an annual competition to provide scholarships for emerging writers who wish to attend a writers' conference. The scholarships will be applied to fees to attend any of the member conferences of WC&C, an association of outstanding conferences, colonies, and festivals for writers.
• State Arts Councils - Many state arts councils across the country offer travel grants for writers to participate in conferences such as SLS. We suggest you contact your state's arts council to see what grants you might be eligible for. Consult the Arts Over America to find the arts organizations serving your region.
• The most common form of support received by the overwhelming majority of past (currently matriculating) SLS participants is individual travel grants through their home universities. Inquire with your university department to see if such grants exist at your school.
• The International Student Loan Program

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