Dates, Tuition and Fees

Students should arrive in Utrecht and check into the Apollo Hotel Utrecht City Centre on Saturday, June 6. There will be an orientation session and welcoming reception for participants at 1:30 pm on Sunday, June 7, followed by a canal boat cruise. The first session classes run from Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 26, with no classes scheduled for Friday, June 19. The second session classes run from Monday, June 29 through Friday, July 17, with no classes scheduled for Friday, July 10. Hotel check out and departure will be on Saturday, July 18.

There are three separate fees for the Summer Institute:

  1. A non-refundable $100 application fee.
  2. $3,600 for tuition and activities (includes all assigned reading material for the courses).
  3. 3,065 Euros (approximately $4,000) for lodging in a shared double room (breakfasts included) at the Apollo Hotel Utrecht City Centre for six weeks (payable to the hotel at check in). Single rooms are available for 6,042 Euros (approximately $7,900)


A full scholarship is available for up to five students from Utrecht University, selected by Tom Zwart, Utrecht Director of the Program; scholarship recipients will not be provided lodging.

A half scholarship is available for up to five other students from universities outside the U.S. and Canada. Contact Michael Peil for details.

All participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements prior to departure for Utrecht.  Passports are required for travel to The Netherlands and are the responsibility of each student. Visas are not required for U.S. citizens traveling to The Netherlands. Participants should contact the financial aid officer at their own law school to determine eligibility for financial aid.

Cancellation Policy
Washington University School of Law and Case Western Reserve University School of Law reserve the right to alter or cancel this program. Cancellation can occur in the event of program underenrollment by April 30, 2009, or unforeseen international events that could substantially inhibit program operations or seriously compromise student safety. If we cancel the program, all tuition and fees will be returned.

To Apply
The application deadline is March 31, 2009, but because enrollment is limited, we recommend that you apply early to ensure admission. The application fee is $100. Admission is open on a first-come, first-selected basis to any law student at an ABA accredited law school, as well as any student enrolled in a non-U.S. undergraduate or graduate law program, who is in good academic standing as determined by their home school and who at the time of the Summer Program will have completed the first year of fulltime study or its equivalent in part-time study.

Please use the application form provided here. Notification of acceptance will begin in February 2009. Within two weeks of notification of acceptance, you are required to provide a $500 non-refundable tuition deposit. The balance of your tuition ($3,100) must be paid by June 1, 2009. You will be required to pay the full cost of your lodging by credit card, traveler’s checks, or cash when you check into the Apollo Hotel Utrecht City Centre on June 6.

Your Application is complete when you submit:

  1. A completed application form, with
  2. A Letter of Good Standing from your law school, and
  3. A $100 nonrefundable application fee payable to: Washington University School of Law: Summer Institute


For further information contact:
Michael Peil, Assistant Dean for International Programs
Phone: 314-935-8031; e-mail: mpeil@wulaw.wustl.edu

 

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