Tuition, Payment & Scholarships

* Student rate is for students currently enrolled in an accredited medical institution, or practitioners in their first two years of practice.

¹ The $450 Early Start deposit will be applied to your tuition regardless of whether you choose the Pay in Full or Payment Plan option. If you choose the Payment Plan option, your Early Start pre-registration deposit will be applied equally to your payments.
² Limited number of scholarships available if you volunteer in your community serving an underserved population or reside in a country with low GDP. Scholarships are only applied to the Online Lecture Series (not applied to Clinical Practicums).
³ Full Program offers a discount on the entire package. You must enroll in the Online Lecture Series and all three in-person Clinical Practicums. Savings: Professional rate: $1,000 discount; Student rate: $1,320 discount.
⁴ Prerequisite: enrolling in the Clinical Practicums Standalone option requires that participants have completed the Online Lectures Series in previous years. New participants cannot take the Clinical Practicums without the lecture portion of the training.
⁵ Cost for Clinical Practicums is tuition ONLY. If you enrolled in Online Lecture Series + 1,2 or 3 Clinical Practicums, then your tuition is paid. Note this cost does not include room & board, which is invoiced separately before each Clinical Practicum. Participants should expect fees of approximately $75 per day for meals and $60-150 per day for lodging/room costs depending on which type of accommodations you choose (private or shared). Camping is available for $10 per day.
⁶ The “Wisdom of the Cosmos” first semester option is for those wishing to study the history and cosmology of the Neijing without completing the formal mentorship training. Students may apply to the Full Program mentorship training or Online Lecture Series at the end of the first semester if desired.
⁷ This tuition if for non-medical professionals who wish to study the online lectures for general interest and do not plan to use this material professionally or in direct patient care.

We offer a variety of programs to make our services more accessible. These include:

• Student and New Practitioner Discounts
• Payment Plan Option
• Limited Merit-Based Scholarships
• Country Parity Offsets
• Work-Study Programs

» Student and New Practitioner Discounts

Students currently enrolled in a healthcare training program or those who have graduated within the past two years are eligible for a discounted student/new practitioner rate. To take advantage of this offer, please select the “Student” option during the registration process for classes.

» Payment Plan Option

Our payment plan consists of an initial deposit followed by five installments spread over the course of the program. For the 2025-27 class the schedule is as follows:

• $750 deposit
  Due at time of registration
• 20% of the balance due after the deposit, plus a 4% administrative fee
  Due August 24, 2025
• 20% of the balance due after the deposit
  Due November 24, 2025
• 20% of the balance due after the deposit
  Due February 24, 2026
• 20% of the balance due after the deposit
  Due May 24, 2026
• 20% of the balance due after the deposit
  Due August 24, 2026

»Limited Merit-Based Scholarships

We offer a limited number of merit-based scholarships based on financial need and type of practice (with priority given to practitioners working in under-served or non-profit areas). Practitioners from underrepresented populations may receive special consideration. To be eligible, scholarship applications must be submitted alongside your enrollment application. Each application is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Please note that due to fixed costs and smaller class sizes, scholarships are currently unavailable for advanced training courses or in-person clinical trainings.

Please ensure you have applied for enrollment in the program before submitting a Scholarship application.

»Country Parity Discounts

Students residing in countries with lower per capita incomes are eligible for discounted tuition rates. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) discounts are calculated by using data from the World Bank, which can be accessed at https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP.

For your convenience, here are some countries that are not eligible for this discount:

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

Please ensure you have applied for enrollment in the program before submitting a Country Parity discount application.

» Work-Study Program

A limited number of work–study positions are offered as need arises. Work–study students contract to work on various projects for different lengths for various degrees of tuition waivers depending on the time commitment and skill level required.

Please ensure you have applied for enrollment in the program before submitting a Work Study application.

» Discounts for Non-Medical Participants

Individuals not in healthcare (e.g., sinologists, scientists, artists, and other interested parties) may enroll in the Foundations Level I online lecture series at the student discount rate.

NOTE: This tuition is for non-medical professionals who wish to study for general interest and do not plan to use this material professionally.

Payments and Refunds

By enrolling in courses offered by Apricot Grove Educational Services, LLC, I agree to the Payment and Refund Policies.

Apricot Grove Refund Policies

Maintaining financial health is necessary for our long-term planning. For this reason, our class tuition refund policy is as follows:

ONLINE TRAININGS

• $350 non-refundable deposit for the 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship is required at the time of acceptance.
• 45 days prior prior to the first class: 100% of tuition balance may be refunded (not including deposit listed above).
• 30 days prior to the first class: 75% of tuition balance refunded (not including deposit listed above).
• Less than 30 days prior to the first class and after the course has begun: no tuition refunds are given.

NOTE: If you enroll in a payment plan program and withdraw prior to the beginning of the class as outlined above, you are still responsible for any balance due less the refund amount.

IN-PERSON TRAININGS

Due to special requirements of in-person trainings, the refund policy is different from that of online courses:

• $350 non-refundable deposit at the time of registration.
• 45 days prior to the first class, 75% of tuition balance may be refunded.
• Less than 45 days prior to the first class, no class refunds are given.

NOTE: Tuition for in-person training does not include room, board, or travel costs.