Application and Scholarships (LBAT Barcelona)

Apply for the Program

Application Deadline:  Jan. 15, 2019

  • Application deadline for early acceptance: Nov. 15, 2018

If you are a Non-Georgia Tech (Transient/Special) student, you are required to submit TWO separate applications to the Office of International Education.

Scholarships

Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid. Georgia Tech students may apply to the Program Director for the Modern Languages' Campoamor scholarship (appr. $400).  HOPE scholarship does apply.

Barcelona Program Costs

6-credit program: $4200 plus a non-refundable $250 application fee.  

Program Fee Covers:

  • ground transportation for excursions and company visits
  • a metro pass for 30 days/50 trips
  • housing with a Catalonian family
  • two meals/day (breakfast, dinner)
  • tours of city and cultural sites, professional visits
  • health, evacuation, and repatriation insurance…and MORE!

Program fee does not cover tuition & fees, Georgia Tech fees, or round-trip airfare to Barcelona.

Payment Schedule and Deadlines

  • Application deadline: Jan. 15, 2019  (may be extended if program not full)
  • Application deadline for early acceptance: November 15, 2018
  • Program application fee of $200 payable on application.  Please note: The Program Director does not receive your application until all items of the application package have been submitted and reviewed by OIE, including transcript and application fee.
  • First program fee payment. Jan. 28, 2019: $1500
  • Second program fee payment. Feb. 25, 2019: $1500
  • Final program fee payment. March 18, 2019: $1200

Fee Payment Information: Please adhere to the deadlines stated for the program. Please observe the information in Payment Options to ensure that your payments are processed at the Bursar’s Office on time. Fees will be charged to your Oscar account on the due dates. Make sure you make all necessary payments on time in order to avoid a hold on your account. Students expecting financial aid must submit a letter from the Financial Aid Office stating the allocation and date of payments expected. Tuition and student fees are due according to the Registrar’s schedule for summer tuition.

Students who (with the Program Director’s approval) apply and register for LBAT programs after the deadlines are responsible for Program Fee payments according to the original deadlines at the time of application or at the time of the applicant's acceptance.

If you are relying on financial aid for payment of program fees please contact the program director and present evidence of financial aid for payment deferral requests.  

Cancellation Policy

Program descriptions and fees are subject to final approval by educational units and the Office of International Education.  Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter or cancel this program due to low enrollment, unavailability of a professor to teach a planned course or other unforeseen circumstances.  Once Georgia Tech has made payments to service providers, or if Georgia Tech cancels the program before departure or while the program is in progress for reasons beyond its control, such as political unrest or danger to participants' safety, only those fees that Georgia Tech is able to have refunded by service providers will be returned to participants.  If a student withdraws from the program, the student will be responsible for the payment of all fees.

  • Students canceling after Jan. 15 must pay 25% of the program fee.
  • Students canceling after Feb. 15 must pay 50% of the program fee.
  • Students canceling after March 15 must pay 100% of the program fee.