ASB Policies

The Application Process:

  1. Any currently registered student (either undergraduate or graduate) can apply for any trip.

  2. Applicants may be placed on any trip not marked with an "X".

  3. Placing individuals on trips is a blind application process. ASB does not purposefully place/group applicants and will not switch placements once the placement process is complete.

  4. Anyone can [and should!] apply as a trip facilitator [no previous ASB experience is needed].

  5. To apply as a driver you must be 21 years old before your trip leaves and have a valid U.S driver’s license or international license in English. ASB provides the vans, but only those 21 and over are legally allowed to drive the rentals.

  6. The $75 application fee must be submitted to the safe in the YMCA before the application deadline.


Costs & Refunds:

  1. Your fee covers: insurance, van rental & fuel, food for the week, housing, and any other fees associated with your trip (eg. some organizations we work with require background checks).

  2. ASB money covers food, but this only applies to grocery store items. Purchases at gas stations and restaurants do not count!

  3. The $75 deposit [and remaining balance!] is non-refundable once you have been placed on a trip.

  4. There is a $50 discount for drivers and trip facilitators (max $50 discount even if you are both).

  5. Scholarships are available but the form must be completed at the time the application is submitted [it is on the application].


As a Trip Member:
Once placed on a trip, you are expected to:

  1. Pay the remainder of your balance (total cost minus $75 deposit).

  2. Participate in all pre-trip activities, including:

  1. Orientation

  2. Fundraising events

  3. Pre-break service project

  4. Coffee talk

  5. Trip meetings [scheduled as a group]

  1. Participate in post-break activities, including:

  1. Reorientation

  2. Post-break service project

  3. Completing surveys to help improve future trips


Travel Info:

    1. All ASB participants must leave from and return to Champaign-Urbana with their entire group, regardless of the location of the site.

    2. Only those pre-approved to drive vehicles rented by ASB may do so. [Must be 21 years old and have a valid U.S driver’s license or international license in English].

    3. No vehicle rented by ASB may be driven without a trip facilitator present in the vehicle.


Drugs and Alcohol:
ASB is an alcohol and drug free program for the following reasons:

  1. Legal – Alcohol is illegal for participants under the age of 21 and “drug” refers to any drug deemed illegal and prohibited by the government and the University of Illinois.

  2. Practical -Age difference and personal practice vary within groups therefore alcohol and drug use is problematic to group dynamics and safety.

  3. Symbolic – In supporting our campus efforts and the local organization as we become short term members of their community during trips, we commit to not bring, purchase, or consume alcohol or illegal drugs at any time when we are representing ASB and the University.

Participants are expected to refrain from purchasing, possessing, or consuming alcohol and illegal drugs throughout the duration of the trip and during pre-break meetings.  Participants who use alcohol or illegal drugs will be asked and expected to immediately leave the trip meeting and trip site and are responsible for their own transportation home.

Other Info:

  1. You cannot purchase or transport any alcoholic beverages in ASB vans.

  2. You cannot wear ASB shirts or shirts that say "ASB" or "Alternative Spring Break" in any bar.

  3. No fundraising can be done involving drugs, alcohol, or gambling (yes, bingo counts as gambling!)