Billing information
All fees must be paid to DIS before arrival. Invoices will be issued via email to you as a student directly, or to any institution paying for its students, approximately one to two months prior to the program start date. Invoices are issued based on the specific billing agreements we have with the institution, and students may be invoiced directly by their home institution for all or a portion of their fees. Please note, these fees may differ from DIS’ published fees due to home school tuition models and/or fees based on the university’s policy.
Payments are accepted in U.S. dollars only.
Check with your bank regarding any possible transaction fees associated with the DIS payment options or with transactions processed outside the U.S. All banking transaction fees are the responsibility of the sender and not of DIS.
If you have any questions regarding your billing situation, don’t hesitate to be in touch.
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Checks can be made payable to DIS and sent to our Lock Box as follows:
Via standard mail delivery:
- DIS
DEPT CH 19918
Palatine, IL 60055-9918
USA
Via express delivery (e.g. FedEx, UPS):
- DIS
Box 19918
5503 N. Cumberland Ave
Chicago, IL 60656
USA
Checks may take up to three weeks to appear in our system. Please note, national holidays can affect processing times.
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Invoices for the Comprehensive Tuition and Housing fees can be paid by credit card, but all transaction fees (ranging from 0.8% to 3.75% depending on the credit card used) will be added at the time of the transaction. You will be able to see how much the transaction fees will be before you submit payment and can close out of the payment window without being charged. If you would like a receipt, please disable any pop-up blockers and you will have the option to receive a receipt from the payment system.
To make credit card payment log into Student Registration. Click ‘Pay invoice by credit card’ under Optional Steps and follow the instructions.
Access Student Registration.
It takes approximately one week for credit card payments to show up in our system. We cannot take credit card information over the phone.
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Though some wire transfers can be done online, there are cases where you would need to visit your bank to request a wire transfer. Follow the step-by-step instructions for the associated wire payment option to ensure the payment goes through successfully. The SWIFT code is only needed if you are wiring funds internationally from an account located outside the U.S.
Nordea Bank Abp, New York Branch
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
USA
Receiving bank information:
- Receiving Bank: Nordea Bank Abp, New York Branch (may populate as Merita Bank)
- Receiving Bank ABA #: 026010786
- Receiving Bank SWIFT: NDEAUS3N
The SWIFT code is only needed if you are wiring funds internationally from an account located outside the U.S.
Beneficiary information:
- Beneficiary Name: Fonden DIS
- Beneficiary Account #: 4125443001
- Include DIS ID No. followed by university or student’s full name in message section
- If prompted for a beneficiary address, please use: Vestergade 7, 1456 Copenhagen, Denmark
- If your bank will not accept a foreign address, you may instead list our North American Office: 755 Prior Avenue N, Suite 201, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Wire transfers can take two to three days to appear in our system. Please note that national holidays can affect processing times.
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Though similar to wire transfers, Electronic/ACH transfers are completely different transactions. They are payments that can be sent online directly from a person’s bank account to any recipient (such as DIS). If your bank account does not have this capability then you cannot use this payment option. Some ACH payments refer to transactions where the funds are pulled by the vendor (DIS), but that is not the type of ACH payment we can accept.
In addition, some banks will issue a paper check when a customer submits an Electronic payment request, in which case you should follow the Payment by Check instructions for the Lockbox listed above.
The Electronic/ACH Payment instructions are the following:
Nordea Bank Abp, New York Branch
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
USA
- Receiving Company: Fonden DIS
- Receiving Bank ABA #: 026010786
- Beneficiary Account #: 4125443001
- Include DIS ID number from the invoice. If there is not a field for this, please contact DIS.
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Frequently asked billing questions
For further information, including information on financial aid disbursement and payment with a 529 plan, review our Billing FAQ.
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You will be invoiced via email approximately six to eight weeks prior to the DIS arrival date for your term of attendance (four to six weeks for summer sessions).
If you have not received an invoice then review the following:
- If your school is one of our partner institutions, DIS may have an agreement to invoice your school directly.
- Please check the junk mail filters on your email account to allow invoices from @disabroad.org and @dis.dk accounts to be received.
- Check your personal information in Student Registration and verify you entered your email address correctly.
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Invoices are issued based on the specific billing agreements we have with institutions. Many of our partner institutions will cover the Comprehensive Tuition fee, but request their students be responsible for paying the Comprehensive Housing fee and the Danish/Swedish Visa fee to DIS directly. If you received an invoice or payment reminder for any of these fees, then it is most likely a result of this type of billing arrangement with your school.
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Full payment is due 30 days from the date your invoice was issued. If your invoice was issued within 30 days of the official program arrival date, then payment is due no later than the arrival date.
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If you cannot pay your total amount due by the due date because you are expecting financial aid, then upon receiving your invoice via email, please reply with the total amount of aid you’re expecting and the exact date(s) of disbursement and we will update your account with that information. Those funds will not be expected until after the disbursement date(s).
Please also clarify whether your financial aid will be disbursed directly to you and you will be transferring the funds to DIS or if your home institution will disburse the aid directly to DIS.
Anything not covered by your aid is still due by the due date. The same applies to funds being received as a result of bank or personal loans.
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We are happy to explore the option of a payment plan. If you are unable to pay the total amount due by the due date, contact us with the specifics of your situation.
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DIS welcomes and encourages veterans to study abroad, and if you or someone in your family has veterans benefits you may be able to use those financial resources to support your time abroad. Use of your benefits depends both on the details of the specific benefit and the details of your specific situation.
DIS is not a VA-approved foreign school and we do not meet the requirements to be approved. As a result, the VA will not pay DIS directly and the only way to utilize VA benefits would be from your home school.
We recommend that you start by talking to your study abroad office and the person who normally certifies your enrollment on your home campus (e.g. veteran’s center or registrar’s office) to understand how study abroad will impact your eligibility for VA benefits.
In many, but not all cases, if a student is enrolled for the term of study abroad on their home campus for credits toward their degree and billed for study abroad through their home campus, VA benefits can be used.
For more information, visit U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Directory.
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DIS will accept payment from any source on behalf of the student, and former DIS students/parents have successfully used 529 plan funds to pay for the DIS program in the past.
We recommend the student/parent check with the plan administrators regarding what qualifies as an eligible institution under their plan. Often it is a question of accreditation.
Though DIS is not an accredited U.S. institution, a student’s DIS courses will be accredited in accordance with U.S. standards – by either their home institution acting as the School of Record for its students, or by the University of Minnesota, which acts as the DIS School of Record for students from those institutions that cannot accept the DIS Final Grade Report as documentation of credit earned abroad.
Check with your plan administrators and provide them with this information, and hopefully, that will be all they need to authorize the use of 529 funds for your DIS program fees.
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DIS cannot communicate about a student’s account with anyone other than the student and the student’s home institution. If a parent or other party will be paying the invoice on a student’s behalf, it is the student’s responsibility to forward the information.
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Cancellation policies and fees
The information contained on this page supersedes any verbal or other written information that anyone may receive regarding this policy. This policy is subject to any applicable refund policies of your home school in the case they are paying any or all DIS fees on your behalf. Note: all fees listed on this page are in U.S. dollars.
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The $500 program deposit is non-refundable, whether paid by the school or the student. The DIS Refund Policy is as follows:
- If you withdraw 31 or more days prior to your Arrival Day*, we will refund 100% of the DIS Comprehensive Tuition and Housing fees, Legal Residence Process fees, School of Record fees and cell phone fees
- If you withdraw 30 or fewer days prior to your Arrival Day*, we will refund 50% of the DIS Comprehensive Tuition and Housing fees as well as School of Record fees. No refund will be issued for Legal Residence Process fees and cell phone fees
- If you withdraw on or after your Arrival Day*, no refund will be issued
Your Arrival Day is the published arrival date for your DIS term of attendance. For summer students attending multiple sessions, your Arrival Day is the published arrival date for your first DIS session.
You have the option to appeal when canceling for extenuating circumstances. See resources listed below for instructions. Note that the Refund Appeal Form must be submitted within 30 days of cancellation.
Relevant resources
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If you would like to defer your participation from one term to another, please reach out to us to discuss your options. Requests will be managed on a case-by-case basis. You cannot defer to another term to avoid cancellation fees.
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Changing semester Core Course or summer course
Changes to your Core Course or summer course registration within 30 days of Arrival Day will result in a charge of $150. If you opt to change your Core Course after Arrival Day the fee will be $300. Prior to this, you may change your core course or summer course enrollment at no charge assuming you have permission from DIS to do so and you meet the specific requirements associated with the change.
This policy does not apply to semester elective course changes.
Changing from DIS housing to independent housing
The deadline for switching from DIS-arranged housing to self-arranged housing is when the housing form closes in Student Registration for your term. If you wish to switch after this deadline, you must inform DIS via email and a cancellation fee of $100 plus additional direct costs associated with the housing change will be applied.
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DIS offers scholarships
On average, 50% of all of our students receive financial support through scholarships and discounts. We are committed to supporting students with limited financial resources, from diverse backgrounds, and/or underrepresented populations in study abroad.
Learn more about DIS scholarship opportunities.
