Application Overview

Key information about the ASE application process.

Requirements

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds studying in higher education institutions in the USA. If you’re proactive, intellectually curious, ambitious, creative, and ready to immerse yourself in a new community and connect with a wide range of perspectives, ASE’s Summer School is for you.

Our academic programmes involve small, discussion-based classes, so places are strictly limited. We encourage you to apply and submit your documents as soon as possible, as applications are reviewed and places offered on a 'rolling' basis.

Summer Deadline: Monday, February 15, 2027

Application Accepted

Once your application is accepted, we’ll email you an acceptance package including:

Your acceptance letter
Invoice for a non-refundable deposit
Balance of fees (where applicable)
Pre-arrival information booklet
Pre-arrival forms

Onboarding Process

Around seven weeks before the start of the semester, you’ll be invited to our Student Portal for the onboarding process. The ASE team will provide information, including housing and class allocations, as well as timetables.

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ASE Summer School Fees

Main and Education Programmes - $6200

Theatre Programme - $6,400

Fees include:

Full tuition and administrative costs
Accommodation in Bath
Accommodation, travel, and meals during ASE-organised overnight visits and study trips
Day trips to Oxford, Stonehenge, and Glastonbury
All obligatory course-related travel
All obligatory visits to galleries, museums, etc., directly related to the Programme
Tickets to course-connected performances in Bath, Bristol, London, and Stratford-upon-Avon (Theatre Programme)
All whole-programme events in the Social & Cultural programme
Free bus travel to selected Social & Cultural activities
Cost of any accidental damage to ASE property caused by the student
Essential medical and dental insurance
ASE’s Alumni Community Membership

Fees do not include:

Return travel from the USA to Bath
Cost of obtaining a UK visa (where required)
Cost of food during your stay in Bath
Personal belongings insurance: students must ensure that they have adequate travel and personal belongings insurance before departing the USA
Cost of books (ASE makes every effort to minimise the cost of book purchases, and has a 'buy back' scheme)

Payment of Fees

The Programme deposit and balance of fees are to be paid in US Dollars, and must be paid directly to Franklin and Marshall College.

Deposit: $500 (non-refundable), due 14 days after being accepted
Balance: To arrive by April 1

Home College Financial Aid

Students receiving financial aid through their colleges MUST provide notification in writing from their financial office, guaranteeing the allocation of their financial aid, together with an indication of when these fees can be expected, and from whom ASE may expect payment. Without this notification, ASE cannot guarantee to hold a place for a student on financial aid.

Refunds policy

Summer 2027

Any student withdrawing in writing by the fee payment deadline of April 1 will receive a refund of fees already paid, minus deposit.
Any student withdrawing in writing after the fee payment deadline of April 1 may appeal for a refund of fees minus non-recoverable expenses and deposit. All appeals will be considered by the ASE Dean and Director, in concert with Programme leadership at Franklin & Marshall College.
Only for well-documented, serious emergencies or medical problems will ASE consider a modification of the policies described above. All appeals will be decided by the Programme Director.
In the unlikely event of Programme cancellation by ASE, or withdrawal of support for Summer study by the student’s home institution, participants will be offered the option either of joining a future ASE Summer School, or of receiving a full refund, including deposit and any fees already paid.