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The ISA is a stipend intended to cover a percentage of a program's set and standardized budget. It will not cover all expenses related to a student's experience abroad. Even after careful planning and budgeting, unexpected costs may arise. All students – even students with 100% need – should plan to contribute at least some of their own money toward program and related expenses.

Note: The ISA Team strongly recommends that students purchase travel, incidentals, and property insurance for their time abroad. No additional funding is available from Yale for lost or stolen property, or for flight cancellations and delays.

The standardized budgets outlined below are based on information provided directly by programs (e.g. tuition, program-provided housing and meal plans) and averages for U.S. citizen students (e.g. airfare, visa fees). For more information on how program budgets are created, please refer to About Budgets.

Date: Program budgets are updated annually in early spring. The budgets below are for the Summer 2026 Cycle. 

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Program Namesort descending Tuition Books Room Board Local Transportation Travel Expenses Total Program Budget
Advanced Studies in England Summer School - 5 weeks $6,400 $50 $0 $617 $103 $1,600 $8,770
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Summer - 9 weeks $3,500 $100 $1,500 $309 $84 $1,900 $7,393
Arcadia STEM Summer Research - Dublin - 8 weeks $10,745 $50 $4,250 $1,028 $172 $1,600 $17,845
Arcadia STEM Summer Research - Granada - 9 weeks $8,215 $25 $2,280 $1,080 $180 $1,600 $13,380
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Modern Greek Summer Program - 4 weeks $500 $50 $1,800 $446 $74 $1,600 $4,470
Bard Berlin Summer Theater Intensive - 4 weeks $7,225 $40 $0 $171 $92 $1,600 $9,128
Bogaziçi University: Turkish Language & Culture Program Summer - 8 weeks $4,550 $0 $3,000 $870 $83 $1,700 $10,203
Bryn Mawr: Institut d'études françaises d'Avignon Summer - 6 weeks $7,100 $100 $2,500 $771 $129 $1,600 $12,200
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Summer Program - 9 weeks $6,595 $50 $1,525 $1,063 $177 $1,600 $11,010
CET in China: Intensive Chinese Language in Beijing Summer - 8 weeks $8,990 $0 $0 $969 $211 $2,200 $12,370
CET in Japan: Intensive Japanese Language in Osaka Summer - 9 weeks $9,790 $0 $0 $1,035 $225 $2,200 $13,250
CET in Jordan: Intensive Arabic Language in Amman Summer - 9 weeks $7,440 $0 $2,350 $1,177 $87 $1,700 $12,754
CET in Jordan: Research in Amman Summer - 9 weeks $7,440 $0 $2,350 $1,177 $87 $1,700 $12,754
CET Shanghai: Summer - 8 weeks $8,990 $0 $0 $969 $211 $2,200 $12,370
CIEE in Amsterdam: Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies (1 session) - 4 weeks $4,350 $50 $2,800 $463 $77 $1,600 $9,340
CIEE in Amsterdam: Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies (2 sessions) - 8 weeks $7,390 $100 $5,600 $943 $157 $1,600 $15,790
CIEE in Buenos Aires: Community Public Health Summer - 8 weeks $6,450 $10 $3,100 $864 $79 $1,300 $11,803
CIEE in Buenos Aires: Summer Intensive Spanish Language - 8 weeks $6,450 $10 $3,100 $864 $79 $1,300 $11,803
CIEE in Kyoto: Summer Ancient + Modern Japan (1 Session) - 6 weeks $5,450 $100 $3,050 $674 $146 $2,200 $11,620
CIEE in Kyoto: Summer Ancient + Modern Japan (2 Sessions) - 12 weeks $10,900 $200 $6,100 $1,364 $296 $2,200 $21,060
CIEE in Legon: Summer Ghanaian Studies (1 session) - 4 weeks $3,800 $30 $1,150 $373 $41 $1,900 $7,294
CIEE in Legon: Summer Ghanaian Studies (2 sessions) - 8 weeks $6,610 $60 $2,300 $733 $82 $1,900 $11,685
CIEE in Rabat: Summer Arabic Language - 8 weeks $7,250 $30 $2,700 $707 $79 $1,900 $12,666
CIEE in Seville: Summer Language and Culture (1 session) - 4 weeks $3,850 $15 $1,300 $497 $83 $1,600 $7,345
CIEE in Seville: Summer Language and Culture (2 sessions) - 8 weeks $6,710 $30 $2,600 $977 $163 $1,600 $12,080
CIEE Summer in Cape Town (1 session) - 6 weeks $5,450 $100 $2,000 $527 $59 $1,900 $10,036
CIEE Summer in Cape Town (2 sessions) - 12 weeks $10,900 $200 $4,000 $1,067 $119 $1,900 $18,186
CIEE Summer in Madrid (1 session) - 6 weeks $5,150 $20 $3,350 $703 $117 $1,600 $10,940
CIEE Summer in Madrid (2 sessions) - 12 weeks $10,300 $40 $6,700 $1,423 $237 $1,600 $20,300
College Year in Athen: Session I (Sparta) - 4 weeks $4,300 $0 $0 $497 $83 $1,600 $6,480
College Year in Athens Session I - 4 weeks $4,900 $0 $0 $497 $83 $1,600 $7,080
College Year in Athens: Session I (Excavating Aegean Karystos) - 4 weeks $4,300 $0 $0 $354 $89 $1,600 $6,343
College Year in Athens: Session II - 4 weeks $4,300 $0 $0 $497 $83 $1,600 $6,480
College Year in Athens: Session II (Health/Climate) - 4 weeks $3,500 $0 $0 $497 $83 $1,600 $5,680
College Year in Athens: Sessions I + II - 8 weeks $9,200 $0 $400 $977 $163 $1,600 $12,340
College Year in Athens: Sessions I + II (Health/Climate) - 8 weeks $8,400 $0 $400 $977 $163 $1,600 $11,540
College Year in Athens: Sessions I + II (Sparta AND Health/Climate) - 8 weeks $7,800 $0 $400 $977 $163 $1,600 $10,940
College Year in Athens: Sessions I + II (Sparta) - 8 weeks $8,600 $0 $400 $977 $163 $1,600 $11,740
Columbia in Paris: French Immersion Summer Program - 6 weeks $13,221 $50 $2,628 $617 $103 $1,600 $18,219
Columbia Summer Accelerated Intermediate French in Paris - 6 weeks $13,221 $50 $3,150 $737 $123 $1,600 $18,881
Columbia Summer in Paris: English Track - 6 weeks $13,221 $50 $2,628 $617 $103 $1,600 $18,219
Columbia University: Summer in Venice (6 points) - 6 weeks $13,221 $50 $1,730 $771 $129 $1,600 $17,501
Columbia University: Summer in Venice (9 points) - 6 weeks $19,779 $50 $1,730 $771 $129 $1,600 $24,059
CUPA Summer - 6 weeks $10,175 $50 $0 $451 $120 $1,600 $12,396
DIS Copenhagen: Summer Session 4: Architecture & Design (6 weeks) - 6 weeks $6,115 $0 $3,690 $703 $117 $1,600 $12,225
Ewha Language Center: Korean Language Program, Summer Intensive - 10 weeks $1,560 $50 $1,750 $1,150 $250 $2,200 $6,960
Exeter College Summer Prog, 1 course + Indiv Research Tutorial, University of Oxford - 6 weeks $7,182 $100 $5,740 $257 $120 $1,600 $14,999
Exeter College Summer Programme, 2 courses, University of Oxford - 6 weeks $5,936 $100 $5,740 $257 $120 $1,600 $13,753
Freie Universitat Berlin Summer Program, Term II (6 weeks) - 6 weeks $5,800 $0 $1,400 $737 $123 $1,600 $9,660
Freie Universitat Berlin Summer Program, Term III (4 weeks) - 4 weeks $4,200 $0 $1,700 $497 $83 $1,600 $8,080
Freie Universitat Berlin Summer Program: Term II + Term III - 11 weeks $6,200 $0 $3,660 $1,337 $223 $1,600 $13,020
Harvard Summer Academy in Taipei, Taiwan - 8 weeks $11,300 $100 $0 $953 $207 $2,200 $14,760
Hokkaido International Foundation: Japanese Language and Japanese Culture Summer Program - 9 weeks $6,000 $0 $2,000 $329 $214 $2,200 $10,743
IES Abroad in Amsterdam: Society, Culture & Gender Summer Program - 6 weeks $6,671 $40 $2,179 $788 $132 $1,600 $11,410
IES Abroad in Barcelona: Summer Language and Area Studies - 7 weeks $5,762 $200 $2,457 $823 $137 $1,600 $10,979
IES Abroad in Dublin: History, Politics & Social Change - 6 weeks $5,731 $40 $1,829 $788 $132 $1,600 $10,120
IES Abroad in Freiburg: European Union Summer Program - 8 weeks $7,126 $100 $2,314 $926 $154 $1,600 $12,220
IES Abroad in Granada: Sustainable Development & Equitable Living Across Borders (Summer) - 6 weeks $4,499 $15 $1,350 $240 $120 $1,600 $7,824
IES Abroad in Madrid Summer - 6 weeks $6,281 $35 $2,467 $754 $126 $1,600 $11,263
IES Abroad in Nice: Arts, Culture & Creativity on the French Riviera - 6 weeks $5,976 $175 $2,249 $771 $129 $1,600 $10,900
IES Abroad in Quito & Galapagos Islands: Environmental Studies (Summer) - 7 weeks $7,838 $350 $2,330 $262 $72 $1,300 $12,151
IES Abroad in Rome & Paris: Museums, Art, & Culture in Rome & Paris - 8 weeks $6,620 $50 $2,322 $1,011 $169 $1,600 $11,772
IES Abroad in Santiago: Summer Health Studies - 7 weeks $6,279 $50 $2,466 $770 $70 $1,300 $10,935
IES Abroad in Vienna: Music History & Performance Summer - 6 weeks $7,009 $45 $1,940 $788 $132 $1,600 $11,514
IFSA in Argentina: Summer in Buenos Aires (1 session) - 4 weeks $4,850 $30 $1,725 $424 $39 $1,300 $8,368
IFSA in Argentina: Summer in Buenos Aires (Session 1 + 2) - 8 weeks $6,275 $60 $3,450 $864 $79 $1,300 $12,028
Institute for American Universities (IAU): Aix-en-Provence - Summer Session A - 6 weeks $7,260 $0 $2,390 $737 $123 $1,600 $12,110
Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies Summer - 8 weeks $6,445 $100 $1,300 $887 $193 $2,200 $11,125
International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) Summer - 9 weeks $6,120 $0 $3,189 $1,002 $218 $2,200 $12,729
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies Summer: Modern - 8 weeks $6,246 $100 $1,500 $986 $214 $2,200 $11,246
London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art: Shakespeare Summer Program - 8 weeks $8,414 $100 $6,804 $926 $154 $1,600 $17,998
London Sch of Economics Summer School, 6 wks, ISA elig - 6 weeks $7,770 $100 $6,734 $686 $114 $1,600 $17,004
Nanzan University: Center for Japanese Studies - Summer Japanese Program - 9 weeks $2,208 $100 $1,295 $1,052 $228 $2,200 $7,083
NYU Writers in Paris - 4 weeks $16,666 $50 $1,846 $463 $77 $1,600 $20,702
Oslo International Summer School - 4 weeks $1,900 $50 $2,800 $0 $74 $1,600 $6,424
Oslo International Summer School - Norwegian Language - 6 weeks $1,700 $50 $4,300 $0 $114 $1,600 $7,764
Pembroke Cambridge Summer Programme, Univ of Cambridge (Module 3, one 6 wk course + Independent Supervision) - 6 weeks $11,102 $100 $5,600 $491 $123 $1,600 $19,016
Pembroke Cambridge Summer Programme, Univ of Cambridge (Module 3, two 6 wk courses) - 6 weeks $8,820 $100 $5,600 $491 $123 $1,600 $16,734
Princeton in Beijing Summer Program - 8 weeks $7,650 $100 $1,350 $329 $207 $2,200 $11,836
Princeton in Ishikawa Summer Program - 8 weeks $8,650 $0 $0 $312 $203 $2,200 $11,366
Pusan National University: Language Education Institute - 10 weeks $1,240 $0 $1,700 $1,117 $243 $2,200 $6,500
Russian Language and Area Studies Summer Program (RLASP) - Almaty - 8 weeks $8,950 $100 $0 $286 $77 $1,900 $11,313
Russian Language and Area Studies Summer Program (RLASP) - Tallinn - 8 weeks $9,500 $50 $0 $270 $77 $1,700 $11,597
Russian Language and Area Studies Summer Program (RLASP) - Yerevan - 8 weeks $8,950 $100 $0 $270 $77 $1,700 $11,097
School for Field Studies in Chile (Summer) - 4 weeks $7,000 $50 $2,500 $200 $43 $1,300 $11,093
School for Field Studies Summer in Australia (Session 1) - 4 weeks $5,850 $50 $2,980 $0 $107 $2,200 $11,187
School for Field Studies Summer in Australia (Session 2) - 4 weeks $6,645 $50 $2,980 $0 $107 $2,200 $11,982
School for Field Studies Summer in Australia (Sessions I + II) - 9 weeks $12,495 $100 $6,760 $0 $232 $2,200 $21,787
School for Field Studies Summer in Bhutan: Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon - 6 weeks $7,500 $50 $4,300 $0 $60 $1,900 $13,810
School for Field Studies Summer in Costa Rica (1 session) - 4 weeks $4,975 $50 $2,250 $0 $43 $1,300 $8,618
School for Field Studies Summer in Costa Rica (2 sessions) - 9 weeks $9,950 $100 $5,000 $0 $93 $1,300 $16,443
School for Field Studies Summer in Kenya (1 Session) - 4 weeks $6,300 $50 $2,450 $0 $43 $1,900 $10,743
School for Field Studies Summer in Kenya (Sessions I + II) - 9 weeks $12,150 $100 $5,200 $0 $93 $1,900 $19,443
School for Field Studies Summer in Panama - 4 weeks $5,400 $50 $1,950 $79 $43 $1,300 $8,821
School for Field Studies Summer in Tanzania (1 session) - 4 weeks $6,300 $50 $2,450 $0 $43 $1,900 $10,743
School for Field Studies Summer in Tanzania (Sessions I + II) - 9 weeks $12,150 $100 $5,200 $0 $93 $1,900 $19,443
School for Field Studies Summer in the Turks and Caicos Islands (1 session) - 4 weeks $6,500 $50 $2,550 $0 $41 $1,300 $10,441
School for Field Studies Summer in the Turks and Caicos Islands (2 sessions) - 9 weeks $13,000 $100 $5,700 $0 $93 $1,300 $20,193
Seoul National University: Language Education Institute Summer Program - 10 weeks $1,520 $50 $1,700 $1,117 $243 $2,200 $6,830
Singapore Management University Global Summer Program (GSP) - 4 weeks $4,500 $100 $2,000 $408 $37 $1,900 $8,946
Singapore Management University Global Summer Program (GSP) (CIEE) - 4 weeks $5,750 $100 $2,000 $408 $37 $1,900 $10,196
SIT Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics (1 session) - 6 weeks $8,059 $100 $4,987 $0 $126 $1,600 $14,872
SIT in Spain: Sustainable Urban Development & Social Justice (Summer) - 6 weeks $7,441 $25 $4,097 $0 $126 $1,600 $13,289
SIT India: Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Practices Summer Program - 6 weeks $9,318 $50 $2,696 $0 $60 $1,900 $14,024
SIT Jordan: Intensive Arabic Language Studies (Summer) - 7 weeks $9,427 $300 $2,402 $0 $63 $1,700 $13,892
SIT Netherlands: Human Trafficking, Sex Trade, & Modern Slavery in Europe Summer Program - 6 weeks $8,828 $250 $3,328 $754 $126 $1,600 $14,886
SIT Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy Summer Program - 6 weeks $8,495 $50 $3,634 $0 $126 $1,600 $13,905
SIT Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy Summer Program - 6 weeks $8,811 $50 $3,320 $0 $126 $1,600 $13,907
SIT Vietnam: Traditional Medicine & Community Health - 6 weeks $7,834 $100 $3,918 $0 $61 $1,900 $13,813
Sogang University: Korean Language Education Center Summer Program - 11 weeks $1,648 $100 $1,875 $1,232 $268 $2,200 $7,323
Summer Institute of Hispanic Studies (SIHS) - 5 weeks $9,175 $50 $0 $0 $97 $1,600 $10,922
Summer Institute of Hispanic Studies (SIHS) + Internship - 8 weeks $11,775 $50 $0 $0 $157 $1,600 $13,582
University of Florida in Rio de Janeiro Summer - 6 weeks $6,792 $50 $0 $220 $60 $1,300 $8,422
University of Sydney: Short Term Summer Program (1 unit of Study) - 5 weeks $2,150 $50 $1,900 $581 $132 $2,200 $7,013
University of Sydney: Short Term Summer Program (2 units of study) - 5 weeks $4,300 $100 $1,900 $581 $132 $2,200 $9,213
Wenzao Chinese Language Center Summer - 11 weeks $1,146 $100 $2,541 $1,265 $275 $2,200 $7,527
Yale in London - 6 weeks $4,281 $100 $2,220 $686 $114 $1,600 $9,001
Yale Summer Session in Auvillar: Personal Geography - 4 weeks $12,005 $50 $1,500 $497 $83 $1,600 $15,735
Yale Summer Session in Barcelona: Catalonia in Modern Spain - 5 weeks $12,185 $50 $2,560 $600 $100 $1,600 $17,095
Yale Summer Session in Batumi: Advanced Russian I + Culture - 8 weeks $12,445 $50 $2,080 $295 $84 $1,700 $16,654
Yale Summer Session in Batumi: First-Year Russian I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,985 $50 $2,080 $295 $84 $1,700 $17,194
Yale Summer Session in Batumi: Second-Year Russian I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,985 $75 $2,080 $295 $84 $1,700 $17,219
Yale Summer Session in Batumi: Third-Year Russian I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,985 $50 $2,080 $295 $84 $1,700 $17,194
Yale Summer Session in Berlin: Intermediate German I & II - 8 weeks $12,200 $130 $1,875 $229 $83 $1,600 $16,116
Yale Summer Session in Bilbao: Intermediate Spanish I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,885 $50 $1,650 $0 $83 $1,600 $16,268
Yale Summer Session in Cape Town: Visual Approaches to Global Health - 6 weeks $12,448 $50 $1,930 $369 $61 $1,900 $16,758
Yale Summer Session in Dubrovnik: History & Culture of Southeastern Europe - 5 weeks $11,805 $150 $2,250 $400 $103 $1,600 $16,308
Yale Summer Session in Italy: Painting Basics in Florence - 5 weeks $12,185 $50 $2,560 $634 $106 $1,600 $17,135
Yale Summer Session in Lima: Advanced Spanish Language and Culture of Peru through Art - 5 weeks $12,055 $50 $1,060 $189 $51 $1,300 $14,705
Yale Summer Session in London: Challenges to Democracy in Contemporary Europe - 4 weeks $12,264 $50 $2,718 $160 $80 $1,600 $16,872
Yale Summer Session in Paraty & Rio de Janeiro: Elementary Portuguese for Romance Lang Spkrs I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,315 $100 $2,410 $189 $51 $1,300 $16,365
Yale Summer Session in Paris: Age of Cathedrals - 5 weeks $12,055 $150 $1,600 $411 $103 $1,600 $15,919
Yale Summer Session in Paris: Belle Époque France - 5 weeks $12,055 $150 $1,600 $377 $94 $1,600 $15,876
Yale Summer Session in Paris: Intermediate and Advanced French I & II - 8 weeks $12,520 $50 $3,800 $457 $163 $1,600 $18,590
Yale Summer Session in Paris: Law and Economics of the International Commercial Order - 4 weeks $12,055 $50 $1,800 $331 $83 $1,600 $15,919
Yale Summer Session in Prague: Cinematic Storytelling in Prague - 5 weeks $14,130 $50 $1,800 $617 $103 $1,600 $18,300
Yale Summer Session in Quito: Advanced Spanish Language and Andean Culture - 5 weeks $12,315 $50 $1,000 $189 $51 $1,300 $14,905
Yale Summer Session in Siena: Elementary Italian I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,545 $340 $3,050 $331 $166 $1,600 $18,032
Yale Summer Session in Siena: Intermediate Italian I & II + Culture - 8 weeks $12,545 $270 $3,050 $331 $166 $1,600 $17,962
Yale Summer Session in Sweden: Writing in Stockholm - 4 weeks $11,660 $50 $1,510 $497 $83 $1,600 $15,400
Yale Summer Session in Valencia: Language, Culture, and Society of Spain - 5 weeks $11,805 $50 $1,650 $0 $103 $1,600 $15,208
Yonsei Korean Language Institute Summer - 11 weeks $1,568 $100 $1,875 $1,232 $268 $2,200 $7,243
Yonsei University International Summer School (ISS), Six-Week Session (1 Course) - 6 weeks $1,696 $50 $1,050 $690 $150 $2,200 $5,836
Yonsei University International Summer School (ISS), Six-Week Session (2 Courses) - 6 weeks $2,984 $100 $1,050 $690 $150 $2,200 $7,174