Resources:

• Fee Structure and Policies
• QUIP Application
• QUIP Guidebook
• Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad

QUIP Fee Structure and Policies 

Forum Membership and QUIP Review Recognition

Participation in QUIP and ongoing recognition of meeting the Forum’s Standards of Good Practice is contingent on maintaining Forum institutional membership.  Institutions recognized through the QUIP process to be in conformity with the Forum’s Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad must maintain their institutional membership in the Forum in order to maintain this formal recognition.  The Standards and the QUIP process are evaluated and updated on an ongoing basis, and recognition in meeting the Forum’s Standards assumes an ongoing commitment to being part of the Forum’s a continuous quality improvement process.  If for some reason an organization’s membership in the Forum lapses after it has received formal recognition through QUIP, the organization will not be recognized as being in conformity with the Forum’s Standards.  It is recommended that a QUIP review be conducted every 8 years; requests to conduct reviews more often than this will be considered on a space-available basis.  Scheduling of QUIP reviews will depend on the length of time that an organization has been a Forum member.  Applications by organizations that have been Forum members the longest will be given priority.

To assess the value of QUIP, it is helpful to consider the per student cost for a review amortized over the 8 years for which a review is valid.  For example, imagine that your organization’s total price for QUIP is $5,000, including the costs associated with hosting peer reviewers.  If your organization has 500 students a year participating in study abroad, the total number of students over 8 years, assuming steady enrollments, would be 4,000 students.  This would make the per student cost of QUIP $1.25.

QUIP Fee Structure

Type 1, Comprehensive Review

To determine fee for your organization: Base Fee ($2,000) + A + B = Total Fee   

Example: An organization with 625 students abroad and that operates 12 programs, would pay Base Fee ($2000) + $250 + $500 for a total of  $2,750.

Notes:

• The organization under review pays peer reviewers’ travel, accommodation and meal expenses.
• A fee of 25%of the total fee will be assessed for withdrawing from the review.
• One or two site visits will be required, depending on the structure of the organization.  A visit to a representative study abroad program site is normally required as part of every review, as is a visit to the organization’s headquarters.

• 'Number of programs' refers to programs that the organization manages or operates, as publically described in its materials and on its website, plus the number that it routinely uses as “approved” programs..  Multiple programs in a given location each count as an individual program (ie.: three distinct programs in London, marketed as such, count as three separate programs). 

Type 2, Review of Evaluation Systems

To determine fee for your organization: Base Fee ($1,000) + A + B =Total Fee

Example: An organization with 625 students abroad and that operates 12 programs, would pay Base Fee ($1000) + $250 + $500 for a total of  $1,750.                                                      

Notes:

• The organization under review pays peer reviewers’ travel, accommodation and meal expenses.
• A fee of 25%of the total fee will be assessed for withdrawing from the review.
• One or two site visits will be required, depending on the structure of the organization.  A visit to a representative study abroad program site is normally required as part of every review, as is a visit to the organization’s headquarters.
• 'Number of programs" refers to the total number of study abroad programs that the organization manages/operates plus the number that it routinely uses as “approved” programs. Multiple programs in a given location each count as an individual program (ie.: three distinct programs in London, marketed as such, count as three separate programs). 

Type 3, Guided Strategic Planning for Edducation Abroad                                 

To determine fee for your organization: Base Fee ($2,500) + A + B = Total Fee 

Example: An organization with 625 students abroad and that operates 12 programs, would pay Base Fee ($2,500) + $250 + $500 for a total of  $3,250             

Notes:

• The organization under review pays peer reviewers’ travel, accommodation and meal expenses.
• A fee of 25%of the total fee will be assessed for withdrawing from the review.
• One or two site visits will be required, depending on the structure of the organization.  A visit to a representative study abroad program site is normally required as part of every review, as is a visit to the organization’s headquarters.
• 'Number of programs" refers to the total number of study abroad programs that the organization manages/operates plus the number that it routinely uses as “approved” programs. Multiple programs in a given location each count as an individual program (ie.: three distinct programs in London, marketed as such, count as three separate programs). 

Fee Payment Schedule

QUIP Application Fee             $150           Non-refundable administrative fee due at                                                               the time of application. Will be credited                                                                toward the total QUIP Review Fee.

QUIP Review Fee                   Varies        Balance of the non-refundable QUIP

                                                              Review Fee is due at the time the

                                                              Self-Study Report is submitted.

Review WIthdrawal Fee                 Varies           25%of the total fee

Other Costs

Institutions and organizations under review are responsible for costs of transportation (ground, air, mileage, parking), accommodations, meals and minor incidentals associated with Peer Review travel. The Forum coordinates economy class air travel arrangements. The institution or organization makes arrangements and paysrfor ground transport, meals and on-site accomodations. At the completion of the review, the institution/organization reimburses the Forum for air travel and other expenses incurred by the Peer Reviewers..