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Global Study Tours are an opportunity to learn firsthand about other business cultures. Students meet with leading executives, government officials, and alumni while visiting company headquarters, factories, and cultural sites.
Students travel on behalf of Columbia Business School and are expected to act as ambassadors of the School brand by actively participating in company visits and alumni receptions. The culture of study tours is open and inclusive to build and strengthen relationships between students.
Eligibility | How to Bid for a Study Tour | Waitlists | Study Tour Fees | Payment Process | Withdrawing from a Study Tour | Requests for Withdrawal | Vaccinations & Immunizations
The Chazen Institute reserves the right to cancel a study tour due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the study tour non-viable. If a study tour is cancelled, your deposit and bid points will be refunded.
Registering for a tour uses a Dutch auction method similar to BOSS bidding. Bidding for winter tours takes place in September, spring tours in November, May tours in February, and August tours in April.
Before you bid: Please review your schedule prior to bidding for study tours!
Those not able to get on a study tour are placed automatically on a waitlist, ordered by highest to lowest bid amount. There is no separate waitlist bidding round.
Students that get off the waitlist are charged the bid amount they placed on the study tour, not the lowest “clearing price" for the waitlist, so make sure to bid what you are willing to pay.
Students can add themselves to the waitlist at any point during or after the bid period for no bid points by entering the zero-bid point waitlist. The zero-bid point waitlist is first-come first-serve. If a study tour does not fill to capacity during the bidding period and does not have a waitlist, it is open on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fees vary depending on the study tour, but generally range from $1500-$2500. They include:
Students are expected to stay in the same hotel. International airfare is not included.
Payment is a two-step process:
Students are not able to increase their loan eligibility for a study tour unless they are doing an associated independent study.
The Chazen Institute Travel Fund offers need-based financial assistance. Applications are due in the summer.
Once a deposit is made, you are considered on the tour. If you must withdraw from a Study Tour, please consider relinquishing your spot before making a payment. It will help other students take your spot sooner and without additional costs and work.
Deposits and bid points will not be refunded except for the reasons listed below (documentation may be requested):
There are no exceptions for classes (including Global Immersion and Block Week classes), interviews, weddings, student activities, conferences, personal travel, etc.
Requests for withdrawal must be made in writing to the Chazen Institute at [email protected] for consideration and include the reason for appeal and supporting documentation.
If the request is approved, Chazen will credit a refund back to the original credit card used for payment. Chazen will refund the deposit and final payment, minus any non-refundable fees and expenses already incurred (these fees will vary from tour to tour).
If the drop is made after the final payment deadline, the student may be responsible for the full cost of the tour depending on the cancellation policies of the respective study tour.
Vaccinations and immunizations are recommended for many global destinations. Please review the latest health and safety information from University Health Services and schedule travel appointments if needed. Health Services is particularly busy leading up to school breaks, so please schedule an appointment as early as possible.