Thank you for your interest in the IPSA Consortium
Spanish Learning Multi-City Program
in Spain, Mexico and Peru!

Learn Spanish and Have Fun!

IPSA Consortium schools are located across Spain, Mexico and Peru in interesting and exciting cities: Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Guanajuato (Mexico) and Cuzco and Urubamba (Peru). Combining a course among these, you will learn Spanish and have the opportunity to know the rich variety of Spanish, Mexican and Peruvian cultures at the same time. We suggest to combine your stay in different cities, with guaranteed continuity and progression in the learning process.

Application Deadlines

Normally, we must receive your application and fees no later than 30 days before the program starts. Acceptance of late applications is subject to space availability.

Financial Aid

In many cases, it is possible for students to transfer much or all of their financial aid to IPSA study abroad programs presented on this site. However, students should discuss specific plans with study abroad advisers and financial aid counselors well in advance of the program. It is the student's responsibility to understand the home institution's requiremnents and deadlines regarding all financial aid funds.

Academic Credits

Students who wish to receive credit for our programs should contact the study abroad office or Spanish language department at your college or university prior to starting the program. Present your plan to them asking for detailed requirements on how to arrange credit in advance. With the detailed information from your home-campus, we can typically provide syllabi and other documentation to complete arrangements.

How to apply?

Click here to access our Online Secure Application Form

We encourage you to apply online, but you may also print out a monospaced Application Form from your browser, complete and send it by mail or Fax. Please note that you may apply online only if you pay an application fee and deposit online by credit card.

We accept VISA and MasterCard. In our Online Secure Form, we utilize the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) authentication and RC4 128 bit encryption technology. SSL encryption protects information being transmitted across the internet to our processing center.

If you are going to pay by certified (casiers) check, money order or by wire transfer, please click here to access a monospaced Application Form, print it out from your browser, complete it and send with your payment by post.

Please send us the folowing:

1. Completed application (printed or online).
   
   
2. An autobiographical essay including reasons for wishing to study abroad.
   
   
3. A non-refundable application fee of US$60 and the Tuition Deposit of $200. Please note that your application will be considered only when your payment of the Application Fee the Tuition Deposit (or a full payment) has been received. The Tuition Deposit is part of the cost of your course and is deducted from the total tuition fees (for the programs in Spain: after conversion in Euro according to the current exchange rate).
   
   
4. If you need a student visa, please apply at least 45 days before the commencement of your program.
   
   
5. Please contact us if you would like to apply for the Internship Program in Spain. Click here for more information about the Internship Program Enrollment.
   
   Upon receiving your application and application fee and the Tuition Deposit, we will send you a registration confirmation and Invoice. Please note that we must receive tuition and accommodation fees due at least 30 days before the commencement of your program.
   
   You may pay by wire transfer, check or money order, or by credit card. We accept Visa and Mastercard. You will find payment details on the printable monospaced or online secure Application forms.

Click here to access our Online Secure Application Form

US citizens with ordinary passports, valid for a minimum of 6 months, who wish to stay in Spain for tourist or business purposes for up to 90 days DO NOT NEED A VISA.

Citizens of the following countries, with an ordinary passport, valid for a minimum of 3 months, who wish to stay in Spain for tourist or business purposes for up to 90 days DO NOT NEED A VISA:

ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CANADA, THE CHECK REPUBLIC, REPUBLIC OF SLOVAKIA, COLOMBIA, SOUTH KOREA, COSTA RICA, CHILE, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, GUATEMALA, HOLLY SEE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MONACO, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, SAN MARINO, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, and citizens of THE EUROPEAN UNION.

However, a student visa is mandatory for any foreigner wishing to study in Spain for 3 months or longer.

Click here for more information about the visa regulations in Spain.

Other Terms and Conditions

General

IPSA and Member Schools are not liable in any cases of force majeure (according to the law) or for actions of the students and their consequences.

Accommodation

1. For last minute registrations we cannot guarantee to fulfill required preferences concerning accommodation.
2. Replacenment costs for breakage due to negligence will be charged to the student.
3. Student flats can be subsituted for a student residence for the same price.

Classes

1. In high seasion, classes can take place in classrooms in other facilities.
2. Althought it is not recommended, we can consider to accept students of 17 years old. However, in these cases IPSA and the Schools are not liable for any responsabilities of students under 18 years old.

Insurance and Visa

1. You are not insured against illness or accidents, theft or loss of personal possessions through the school or those offering the accommodation. We therefore highly recommend to take a personal insurance policy.
2. Western European citizens do not require a visa to enter Spain or Peru. Citizens from other countries should contact their nearest Spanish/Peruvian Embassy or Consulate to check the details regarding entry permits. Certificates can only be issued by the School if the registration has been received and the deposit has been paid.

Postponement of Courses, Changes and Last Minute Bookings

1. The office must receive written notification at least 14 days before your course begins in order to transfer your reservation to a later course date.
2. For last minute bookings/late payments and/or last minute changes (arrival within 3 weeks) a 60 Euro supplement will be charged.

Cancellation before arrival

You must inform the office in writing. Cancellation fees are charged as follows, and any balance is refunded less non-refundable items and payment processing charges (if any):

More than 14 days before the course begins: Tuition Deposit
Less than 14 days before the course begins: Tuition Deposit, Tuition and accomodation fees for 2 weeks.

Cancellation after arrival

In no case money will be refunded once the course and/or lodging has started.