The Center for INTERIM Programs

Student and Recent Grads Gap-Year Family Costs

Interims's consulting fee is $2100*, a one-time, non-refundable fee that entitles you to the following:

  • Interim's services for a lifetime (one person per fee)
  • Access to an unmatched variety of more than 5,200 program options
  • Our over twenty years of experience counseling Interim candidates
  • All program information, i.e. catalogs, applications, websites, contacts
  • On-going review of program options during your chosen time-frame
  • The option of speaking with Interim alumni (now over 5,000 individuals) who have attended programs in which you are interested
  • Follow-up on programs you are considering
  • Regular and prompt communication with you (phone, email, fax, mail)
  • Continuous research on new programs via our contacts and the internet
  • The option of a sibling rate of $400 less than the usual retainer fee

* Interim offers a limited number of consulting fee scholarships each year.

Program Costs: (covered by candidate or family) fall into three basic categories:

  1. Fee or tuition programs (costs vary widely)
  2. Volunteer placements where housing and food is not covered
  3. Gap year placements that provide housing and food , or at least housing, in exchange for your labor *

* Please bear in mind that Interim is not a job placement service. If the student or recent grad needs to earn money, their best bet is to work a job at home and save for their Interim gap year experience.

Miscellaneous Costs: (covered by candidate or family)

Travel costs, health or travel insurance, and spending money should also be factored into your child's budget.


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