How to apply

Requirements
Generally our policy regarding studying here is that, as long as there is a free space for new enrolments, it is open to anybody as long as that they are Buddhist, due to the sacred nature of this art form. 

Foreign students can also enter the study program at any stage of the school year, upon acceptance by the staff.

VISA
Visas to Nepal are counted from date of entry.  At this stage we cannot obtain student visas for studying at the art school, and must enter on a tourist visa.  There is a maximum stay of 150 days or five months in any given year on the single or multiple entry tourist visas in Nepal.  The entry visa can be obtained from your country, or at the border or airport, where it is paid in US$ or Euro only.  The first entry visa of two months is $30.  Then it is $30 for each month after that, with no reduction in price if you stay less than a month. To obtain the last month's visa (i.e. the fifth month), you need to show a confirmed ticket to leave Nepal, with the visa of the country you are visiting in your passport, otherwise a visa extension won't be granted.

Rules
We have a mixture of students at the school, mostly local Nepali, Tibetan and Bhutanese lay and ordained, male and female, many of whom are quite young.  Thus we must ask the foreign students to also respect the quite strict rules that we have at the school.  We expect people to come on time, to notify when absent and to respect the teachers, monks, nuns and staff, as well as having the conduct appropriate to our situation being within the grounds of Shechen Monastery, such as not wearing short pants or skirts or sleeveless clothing.