Grants StudentsIncidental Allowance
You should know that as a FLEX, YES or A-SMYLE student, your host family can be reimbursed up to $300.00 for helping you buy items you may not be able to afford, such as clothes, shoes, book bags, a winter coat, the cost of eyeglasses, or school fees.
Please note that acceptable expenses must be directly related to you. Your host family may not, for example, take you out for a meal and charge it to the grant. Likewise, they may not charge personal household expenses, such as electricity and phone bills associated with adding a member to the household. At the same time, you should use your student stipend ($125/month) to pay for long distance phone calls, movie tickets or rentals, restaurant outings, etc.
Your family can download the Host Family Incidental Allowance form here. Please read and follow the instructions carefully. CIEE must have an original store receipt for every expense. Remember to keep all your receipts!
We urge you and your host family to use these funds carefully. They may submit the reimbursement expense report whenever you like, but we can only reimburse up to $300.00. It will take three to four weeks from when you mail it in to process your request for a reimbursement.
