Costs & Deadlines

Program costs for 2008 are as follows:

Program Tuition covers participation in a morning and an afternoon workshop, the Russian Literature, Language, and Culture Lecture Series, the Doestoyevsky Tour, the Literary Walks in St. Petersburg course, the three-hour Nuts and Bolts Conversational Russian Class, orientation materials, transportation from the airport on three consecutive arrival dates (group-flight dates and the days immediately preceding and following those), the Russian host-issued visa invitation and Herzen University registration surcharge (please note that the cost of visa-processing at one of the four Russian consulates in the US or abroad--on average, $100 for 2-week processing, $150 for one-week--is not included; read more on that in the Travel and Visa Matters section), weekday breakfasts, and admission to all program venues and events (including a bus tour of the city; visits to the Dostoyevsky, Akhmatova, and Nabokov museums--additional fees will be charged for optional excursions to Novgorod and Peterhoff). Participants cover the costs of their transportation to the airport upon departure because of the varied logistics of departure times. Please note that the cost of optional academic credit is not included in the total costs above. For information on funding see the Contests and Scholarships sections.

Apartment Option - SLS rents two- to three-bedroom apartments within 15-20 minutes by bus or metro to the Herzen Inn. Participants share apartments with other participants, each in his or her own bedroom. We recommend this option only for those students who either have some familiarity with the city of St. Petersburg or a conversational grasp of the Russian language. It is a more independent housing arrangement requiring a metro, bus, or cab ride to the Herzen Inn.

Shared- Shared accommodations are available in the Herzen Inn hotel (where the SLS office is located), an adjacent hotel, and in the Herzen University dormitory. In either situation participants share a bathroom with one or more other participants.

Single- Single accommodations come in several different layouts. Some of them are actual single rooms with a private bath. Others are two single rooms with a shared bath, more like a suite. There is a very limited number of single rooms available.

For more on the Herzen Inn, read the Housing & Facilities section of the site.

DEADLINES

Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

A deposit of $150 (applied towards the tuition) is required with the application. This can be mailed in with the writing samples or paid online .

A second payment of $300 is due March 15 .

Late applicants (after March 15) must remit a deposit of $400 with the application. Those applying after April 15 must remit the entire program cost with the application.

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

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.

A limited number of partial scholarships, based on need, may be granted to those accepted into the program. Preference will be given to undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in college. However, students are especially encouraged to apply for traveling scholar or academic enrichment grants through their home universities. To request a scholarship, attach to your application a short but sufficiently detailed statement of financial need.

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

Summer Literary Seminarss
PO 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 April 15.
3. A cancellation fee of $500 will be assessed for any cancellation after April 15.
4. After May 15 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.

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