FEES SUMMARY ―4-H Exploration Days, June 21-23, 2017

$165 Participant Fee – The fee for 4-H members and adults to participate in 4-H Exploration Days covers meals from Wednesday lunch to Friday lunch, two nights of lodging, all event activities and a T-shirt.

$10 4-H Participation Fee – An additional fee for youth who are not 4-H members.

$120 4-H Awards Assembly Delegate Fee –The fee for 4-H Awards Assembly delegates after a $45 awards scholarship is automatically applied.

$25 Tuesday Early Arrival Fee – This additional fee covers Tuesday lodging and Wednesday breakfast for long distance participants (primarily from Upper Peninsula).

Fee Deadlines, Cancellations & Refunds

$80 Pre-Payment – due upon registration ($90 for youth who are not 4-H members)

-Fully refundable through May 1, 2017.Non-refundable for cancellations between May 3-June 2.

Fee balance due by June 2 – This is the $85 remaining balance plus any additional fees (such as session fees or early arrival fees) or minus any applicable scholarship credits.

-Those who cancel June 3 or later will lose $100 of their payment(s). Refunds for the amount paid beyond $100 will be processed in July.

*Cancellation info must be sent as soon as possible by county staff via email following the steps outlined below: (It can be a single email to both parties as long as all the info is included for each.)

1)Request form from Jane Love at

2) Send the form to request a refund to MSUE Business Office at . The refund request form will need the following information:

  • Participant name and the name of who provided the initial payment and will receive the refund, the date payment was sent to campus via a County MSUE Deposit Transmittal Form and the amount paid.
  • Indicate date of cancellation and the refund amount per cancellation fee policy listed above.

Early arrival fees, session fees and scholarship credits do not apply to cancellation/no-showfees.

3)New in 2017, there will not be a refund of any kind for a no-show at the event.

If you’re also refunding fees that were deposited into a county account (i.e., $10 participation fees put into your county HLD account), be sure to specify the refund amount from each account number and subaccount number based on where you placed the original deposit.

Scholarship Credits

-$165Volunteers serving as instructors, helpers or CCAs attend on full scholarship. (Those needing to arrive on Tuesday will also receive a $25 early arrival fee scholarship.)

-$165County staff who serve as session instructors, session contact people coordinating 5 or more sessions, or CCAs will attend on full scholarship.

-$80County staff who serve as session helpers or session contact people coordinating fewer than 5 sessions will attend on a partial scholarship.

-$45Awards Assembly scholarships – each Awards delegate automatically receives this.

-$40Financial assistance scholarships – to be used by counties provide financial assistance to full-time participants in need and attract new audiences to the event.

-$40Worker scholarships are given to early arrival participants selected to work at Wednesday check-in.

Key and Access Card Replacement Fees

$75Fee for keys not returned at the time of check-out.

$10Fee for any access card not returned at check-out.