REFUND POLICY 2008

Full details concerning the AWE Refund Policy are contained within the AWE Terms and Conditions 2008

It is your responsibility to read these carefully as you will be bound by them!

Here are the main points that you should know when considering making an application:
  • the Local Agency Fee charged by an AWE Representative is not normally refundable. Ask if they have a Refund Policy before your interview. AWE will not enter into discussion concerning disputes relating to this fee.
  • First deposit $200/UK£100 is NON-REFUNDABLE and applies to all applicants who cancel for any reason (including medical reason)
  • If AWE is unable to find you a Placement (for those applicants who have AWE to find them a placement), the First deposit will be refunded, less administration fee of a US$100/UK£50.
  • If your failure to participate is due to a medical condition (verified by your doctor) or visa refusal, you will be entitled to a refund of deposits and fees paid to AWE, less your first deposit of $200/UK£100
To apply for a refund, you must download a 'Cancellation Form 2008' from this web or ask your AWE Representative for a copy. You must then take/send the AWE Cancellation Form with all related documents as described in the AWE Terms and Conditions 2008, clause 26 to your AWE Representative or directly to AWE in Slovakia. Subject to the validity of the submitted documents, AWE will consider a refund of any money that has been paid to AWE.

The following addition to the refund policy as stated in the AWE 2008 Terms & Conditions will apply:
Although the AWE 2008 Terms and Conditions are designed to cover the generally accepted spectrum of eventualities that would normally cause a refund request, AWE appreciates that unexpected situations, both on a local and global scale can influence and determine the structure and operation of the AWE Programme and the Applicants ability to participate.In the event that an Applicant is required to cancel his/her participation prior to departure for the U.S. and that such action is as a direct result of an official order or instruction from the U.S. or Home Country Government, all fees received by AWE will be refunded, less the first deposit fee of US$200/UK£100. If such an order is issued while the Applicant is en route to or within the U.S. whereby he/she is prevented from entering or remaining in the U.S. for the duration of the dates of his/her DS2019 (as issued by AWE) and if the order is due to an instruction received by the U.S. or Home Country Government, AWE will make a refund of US$5 for SWT participants for each day of unused visa, up to a maximum of US$400. The relevant days of unused visa shall be determined from the date of departure from the U.S.to the expiry date of the visa, as printed on the DS2019 when processed by AWE. For Camp Program Participants with unused visa days, the amount of refund will be limited to the total fees received from the Applicant, less the first deposit and any monies received from the camp for their services. Except as provided above, all AWE 2008 Terms & Conditions will apply to an Applicant who cancels from the AWE Programme for any reason