Plane Ticket Hours Program
What are Plane Ticket Hours?
Plane Ticket Hours are 140 hours that any undergraduate or graduate student can accumulate in order to have a plane ticket reimbursed for up to $650 to any Spanish speaking country of your choosing.
How do you accumulate Plane Ticket Hours?
There are different ways of accruing hours toward a plane ticket stipend. The approval of these activities and the hours rests with the Assistant Director and/or the Director of CREDE. Examples of ways to earn hours include but are not limited to:
- Organizing, planning, and executing events focused on educating about Spanish and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking countries around the world.
- Participating in approved volunteer opportunities (this includes helping for El Centro events and service opportunities in the community).
- Attending and/or leading one of El Centro conversation classes.
How are Plane Ticket Hours kept track of?
The Student Coordinators of El Centro oversee the tracking of hours. We maintain an online database housing ‘profiles’ containing your information for hour recording purposes. Upon completion of your time at El Centro, you can approach a student coordinator, informing them of the hours accrued during your visit and detailing the activities undertaken to accumulate those hours. It’s incumbent upon you to monitor your hours and ensure adherence to the Elon Honor Code when reporting both the quantity of hours and the corresponding activities.
What happens once you complete the 140 Plane Ticket Hours?
Once you complete 140 hours, you are eligible to be reimbursed for a plane ticket up to $650 to any Spanish speaking country of your choice.
In order to be reimbursed, the student must provide a receipt of the plane ticket with credit card information that can be used to verify proof of purchase. The student will also need to answer several prompts with a one-page essay to reflect on their time spent in El Centro. This form is provided by the Assistant Director of the CREDE.
If you have completed the 140 Plane Ticket Hours, email MJ Larrazabal, Assistant Director of the CREDE, (mlarrazabal@elon.edu) for the form.