Out-of-state flight reimbursement

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uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø offers a one-time flight reimbursement up to $500* for first-year, transfer and graduate students who:

• live outside of Illinois,
• have applied for admission to uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø, and
• complete an official campus visit the year prior to their enrollment: by May 1 for first-year and transfer students, and by April 15 for graduate students.

Students are welcome to travel alone or with family, but the reimbursement only applies towards the student's flight costs.

*uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø will reimburse actual expenses only. If points or other flight benefits are used to secure a ticket, uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø assumes responsibility for documented actual expenses only. 

To be eligible for reimbursement:

• The campus visit must be an official visit, scheduled directly with the Office of Admissions, athletics, or a fine arts department, and the visit take place by May 1 of the year prior to a first-year or transfer student's enrollment, or by April 15 of the year prior to a graduate student's enrollment.
• Students must live outside Illinois and require airline transportation to travel to campus.
• Students will have applied for admission and have been deemed admissible by their admissions counselor prior to the visit.
• Students will submit their airline receipt to their admissions counselors via email or mail within 30 days of visiting or by May 1, whichever comes first.
• First-year, transfer and graduate students are eligible.

Eligible out-of-state flight reimbursement recipients will receive a check in the mail covering the cost of their flight up to $500 within 2-3 weeks of their campus visit and submission of the airline receipt.

Please contact the Office of Admissions for more information.