APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Submit a resume, 10-page writing sample, and a 1-2 page description of the writing project you wish to work on, before January 31, 2012, to write.michelangelo@yahoo.com.
• $200 non-refundable deposit to reserve spot as soon as we confirm admission.
• 50% deposit (minus $200) by February 15, 2012.
• Flight itinerary by March 15, 2012.
• Balance due April 30, 2012.
• Signature of a liability waiver (to be provided later) by May 7, 2012.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

• Refund of all payments minus $200 on or before March 15, 2011.
• Refund of all payments minus $1000 on or before April 30, 2011.
• Refund of all payments minus $2000 on or before June 12, 2011.
• No refund on or after June 13, 2011.

Due to the tight budget, we cannot make allowances for illness or emergencies. Please see your travel agent about travel insurance for that.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Professors will accept students based on their experience and the writing projects they describe. While beginners are welcome to apply, the program is designed for more experienced writers or writing students.

Students may change the writing project they plan to work on, but they must agree the switch in advance with the professor.

We will continue to accept applications after January 14th if courses are not full, and we will maintain a waiting list thereafter.

Failure to meet any of the deadlines listed above, including submission of a travel itinerary, may be construed as cancellation.

In the event that we must cancel any workshop (due to lack of interest or force majeur), we will refund all money. We suggest not purchasing airline tickets until we inform students that we have met our minimum interest level for each session. However, we cannot be held responsible for air fares or other costs incurred by prospective students. Again, please look into travel insurance.

SESSION 1 RATES:

Registration for Session 1 of Michelangelo Screenwriting session is $3600, or $3800 if reserving the Yellow Living Room (see VILLA information). Except for the student in the Yellow Living Room, students will share rooms.

Returning Michelangelo Screenwriting students receive a $300 discount.

This covers:

• Tuition (see PROGRAM information).
• Two weeks lodging at the Villa Michelangelo, a vacation home that rents for over $5000/week (see VILLA information).
• 20 country meals—lunches and dinners on class days, catered to the villa. Please note that menus are fixed. We can make an effort to cater to students with special dietary needs and assist with any alternate arrangements they may need to make.
• Basic breakfast and villa supplies, including bottled water, milk, coffee, bread, jams, and toilet paper.
• Pickup and dropoff at Camucia-Cortona or Terontola train station, if required.

SESSION 2 RATES:

Registration for Session 2 of Michelangelo Screenwriting session is $3000 for a single room, or $2600 if sharing a room.

We cannot guarantee the availability of a room share, but we will assist with matchmaking. Singles will be randomly assigned; some have a double bed and some a single bed. (See ORVIETO information).

Returning Michelangelo Screenwriting students receive a $200 discount.

This covers:

• Tuition (see PROGRAM information).
• 13 nights lodging at Istituto San Lodovico, a convent with rooms for travelers and creative workshops (see ORVIETO information).
• 13 continental breakfasts.
• Pickup and dropoff at the Orvieto train station, if required.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:

We will arrange to receive payment from you once we confirm your admission.

Payments are by check or money order. Paypal is available, but there is a 3% surcharge. For payments from outside the United States, the surcharge is 4%. We can also arrange for wire transfers, but students will be expected to pay transfer fees.