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Become a Lead Student

Overview

Want to receive a discounted price on a SALUD Medical Spanish program? Become your group's Lead Student. Lead students will help recruit SALUD students prior to departure, Blog while on-site and will contact AmeriSpan if there are problems. In addition, the lead student will submit their own 2 page typed evaluation of the program. 

Lead Student Discount

Upon being accepted as a lead student, you will receive a $300 ($400 for Spain) discount off the published price. Upon completion of the program, your blog commitment and typed evaluation, you'll receive a refund for another $350.  Plus, you will receive a $50 discount for each person you recruited to the program (they must list your name on their application as how they heard about the program).  You have the potential to go for free!

How To Become A lead Student

Please note that we only accept one lead student per program. If you are interested becoming a lead student, you will need to submit a current resume and a letter of intent describing why you would be a good candidate for lead student and the ways you plan to recruit students.  Send to salud@amerispan.com, or fax it to us at 215-751-1986. We will inform you whether you have been accepted or not. Upon acceptance, please submit the SALUD application along with your $100 registration fee. Important note: Lead students are only accepted to the SALUD Group programs listed below:


Requirements

The following are the minimum requirements that must be completed prior to departure, during your trip and after your trip:
  • Facebook Fan - Become a Fan of AmeriSpan's Facebook page (Prior to Departure)

  • Blog About It - Blog (if you have a blog) and/or Post (if you are on Facebook) something about the program with a link to the program (Prior to Departure)

  • Tell Us About You - Submit a few sentences about yourself and if you want a photo so we can post it with the program listing.

  • Spread the Word -Contact your on-campus AMSA representative and other on-campus contacts (student union, Spanish clubs, Study Abroad department, etc.) to spread the word via email, their websites, their blogs to let local AMSA members know about the program.(Prior to Departure)

  • Have a Meeting - Organize a meeting on your campus to recruit participants and spread the word. We will contribute $30-$50 for snacks, coffee, pizza and/or refreshments. We'll send you supply catalogs and any other materials. We will do our best to send someone from AmeriSpan to attend the meeting. (Prior to Departure)

  • Join Us - Participate on a web/telephone conference with AmeriSpan to promote SALUD programs and introduce Student Leaders. We will likely hold several of these but you are only required to participate on one.  (Prior to Departure)

  • Blog from Abroad - Submit two written blogs/week (2-4 paragraphs) OR 1 video blog/week while on the program.  Note: if opting for video blogs, we don't want you staring at the camera, rather video a class, activity, your family or something people will enjoy watching. These only need to be 2-4 minutes. (While on the program)

  • Send an Evaluation - Submit a 2-page typed evaluation (email is fine) describing your experience with suggestions on what to change.


What You Don't Need to Worry About

You don't need to sell programs, collect applications, baby-sit the other participants, organize trips or act as a Group Leader. Our main goal is for you to help spread the word and provide some honest, detailed feedback about the program. spacer
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