2008 Summer Program
Dates & Prices
(subject to change)

Applications for all of our programs are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited spaces are still available except as indicated below. Please contact our office with any questions or for more information about our programs.

Please Note: All dates and prices for USY Summer Programs are subject to change.

Choose from the following programs:

• North America
• Israel and Europe
• Parent Pilgrimage to Israel

Other Summer Program Links:

• Request an Information Packet
• Click here for a Preliminary Application
• NEW! Apply Online

• "Classic" USY on Wheels
• 2008 Dates:
     Monday, June 30 to Thursday, August 14
  
   — this program currently has a waiting list
• Cost*: $5,985
• Grades: 9-11
• USY on Wheels, Mission: Mitzvah
• 2008 Dates:
     Tuesday, July 1 to Wednesday, August 13
     — this program currently has a waiting list
• Cost*: $5,985
• Grades: 9-11
• USY on Wheels, East
• 2008 Dates:
     Tuesday, July 1 to Tuesday, July 29
     — this program currently has a waiting list
• Cost*: $4,195
• Grades: 8
• Summer in the City
• 2008 Dates:
     Sunday, June 29 to Sunday, July 27
• Cost*: $5,795
• Grades: 10-11
• USY Outdoor Adventure: Pacific Northwest
• 2008 Dates:
     not being offered for summer of 2008

• Eastern Europe/Israel Pilgrimage
• 2008 Dates:
  1st departure – this program currently has a waiting list
     Monday, June 23 to Tuesday, August 5
  2nd departure – this program currently has a waiting list
     Monday, June 30 to Tuesday, August 12
• Cost*: $7,775
• Grades: 10-12
• Israel Pilgrimage/Poland Seminar
• 2008 Dates:
  1st departure — this program currently has a waiting list
     Sunday, June 22 to Monday, August 4
  2nd departure
     Monday, June 30 to Tuesday, August 12
• Cost*: $7,385
• Grades: 10-12
  
• Spain Israel Pilgrimage
• 2008 Dates:
  1st departure
     Monday, June 23 to Monday, August 4
  2nd departure — this program currently has a waiting list
     Monday, June 30 to Tuesday, August 12
• Cost*: $7,275
• Grades: 10-12
• Etgar! Outdoor Adventure Israel
• 2008 Dates:
     Monday, June 30 to Monday, August 4
• Cost*: $5,435
• Grades: 10-12
• USY Israel Adventure – A Teen Tour to Israel
• 2008 Dates:
     Monday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 29
     — this program currently has a waiting list
• Cost*: $4,975
• Grades: 10-12
  
• Parent Pilgrimage to Israel
• 2008 Dates:
     Wednesday, July 16 to Monday, July 28
• Cost: $1,950
• For more information, click here.

*All prices are in U.S. dollars and subject to change. "Grades" is the current grades (2007-08 school year) you must be in to participate.

The cost of USY on Wheels includes the charter bus from the New York area (or Chicago, for Mission: Mitzvah), travel, room and board, gratuities, and admission fees. Each Israel Pilgrimage program cost includes round trip airfare from New York, room and board, an approved medical plan, sightseeing tours with professional guides, gratuities and admission fees. All personal expenses are additional. Domestic flights are not included in the cost of USY summer programs. Extra baggage on your flights is additional. The cost of USY Outdoor Adventure, Pacific Northwest includes all rentals, fees, "room" and board, and gratuities. The cost of Summer in the City includes tuition, housing, three meals a day plus snacks, all travel expenses during the program, and entertainment expenses.

Scholarships:
Scholarships are offered by the USY regions, local congregations and affiliated programs for qualifying USYers. For further information on these and other scholarship programs, contact your synagogue or regional USY director, or contact our office for more information.

Payment and Cancellation Policy:
A $750 deposit is required, with the balance to be paid on or before April 1. Should an application be withdrawn for any reason, a $150 processing fee will be withheld provided such written cancellation is received by March 1, and then the following cancellation fee schedule applies:
March 2 - March 31: $750
April 1 - May 5: $950
May 6 - May 26: $1,000
May 27 - June 9: $1,500
June 10 - Departure: Full cost of Program

Please note: Additional cancellation fees may apply for all programs. You will be notified of such fees in advance. Cancellation fees for all Israel programs are suspended until March 2, 2008, at which time they will be in effect according to the schedule above.

Special Arrangements:

• If you wish to be grouped with friends, your request must be made in writing by March 2, 2008. USY will try to honor all mutual requests; however, none are guaranteed.
• If you have a departure date preference for "Classic" USY on Wheels or an Israel Pilgrimage program, your request must be made in writing by March 2, 2008. Due to limited space in each departure, we may not be able to honor all departure requests.