The following refund policy applies to G-MEO’s 2020 Alternative Fall Semester (AFS) program, and 2021 Alternative Spring Program (ASP).

AFS Program Start Date: 9/4/2021

ASP Program Start Date: 2/28/2021 

Deposit:

Each student owes a non-refundable deposit of $300. This deposit must be paid upon completion of the application.

Full Program Fee:

Students must pay the correct invoice amount within 2 weeks from the admission date (except in the case that student pays directly to the university). Failure to pay by the due date provided in the invoice will result in a late fee of $100. If there are any concerns regarding payment method or ability to pay, the student should contact G-MEO.

Withdrawal:

• The $300 deposit will not be refunded under any circumstances. Refund for Program Fee will be issued:
• 100% refunded up to 10 weeks before the program start date (until 6/25/2021 for AFS 2021, until 12/11/2021 for ASP 2022)
• 50% refunded up to 6 weeks before the program start date (until 7/23/2021 for AFS, until 1/8/2022 for ASP 2022)
  NO refund after 6 weeks before the program start date (after 7/23/2021 for AFS, after 1/8/2022 for ASP 2022)

Program Cancellation

• - If the entire program must be cancelled due to a force majeure event in Chengdu, G-MEO will refund 80% of the total Program Fee.
• - If the program is cancelled due to a non-force majeure event or reason, G-MEO will refund 100% of the Program Fee.
• - If credits from a course cannot be transferred back to a student’s home institution, the issued refund amount will be based on the individual course.

*If a student pays their home university directly, G-MEO will coordinate a solution with that university.