Budgeting
Program-Specific Information
Dartmouth-Covered Items (what’s already included in Dartmouth-billable room and board)
- Housing: Students stay with homestay hosts.
- Meals: Your homestay host will provide 7 breakfasts and 7 evening meals per week, along with 2 weekend lunches.
- Transportation: Transportation from the airport upon arrival will be provided by the program if traveling within the specified timeframe. A local transportation pass will be provided.
Student-Covered Costs
- Meals not provided by program: Students purchase their own weekday lunches (5 days per week).
Obtaining Funds for Non-Billable Items
High-need Financial Aid students on can obtain funds for non-billable budget items via a financial aid “refund.” Some high-need students not only will owe nothing on their billing statement but in fact, will have enough aid leftover to cover their transportation and other costs after their billed charges are paid. These students are advised either to purchase their own flights upfront and reimburse themselves out of the account refund they have available at the start of the term, or if that is not possible (as most of these students do not have the means to purchase a ticket) they can book their ticket through the College’s travel service, where it is charged directly to their D-Pay account and their D-Pay credit balance will cover it. This is only available to students who will have a large enough refund available in their accounts to cover the travel charge. See more about studying away on Financial Aid.
Last updated for 22F by CRT on 11/22/2022.