NOTE: The Referral Program has closed for 2026 summer enrollment. Check back here in August to join us in another year of spreading the word about AMIGOS!
AMIGOS 2026 Referral Program
Earn discounts or referral bonuses for referring the next cohort of AMIGOS volunteers!
Who can join?
The AMIGOS Alumni Referral Program is exclusively for AMIGOS alumni and 2026 AMIGOS applicants to earn program discounts or cash payments for referring the next cohort of AMIGOS volunteers.
The AMIGOS Referral Program is open to:
- Alumni from any year of AMIGOS programming, and
- New 2026 applicants who are eligible to enroll in a summer program.
This program rewards you for sharing AMIGOS with friends and family who apply to join in 2026!
Your Rewards
Enrolled alumni and 2026 applicants will receive one of the following incentives for each successful referral:
- $300 program discount (available to alumni + new applicants)
- $200 referral bonus (alumni only)
- Pay it forward! Alumni can apply their $300 discount to a member of their household
How it Works
Step 1: Enroll & Receive Your Referral Code
In order to receive the referral incentives listed above, eligible alumni or 2026 applicants must complete the Referral Program Enrollment Form. Once you enroll in the program, we will send you a unique referral code, instructions on how to refer someone, and information on how your referrals will be tracked.
Step 2: Share AMIGOS with Your Friends and Family!
Tell your friends, lead a presentation at your school, or even help your siblings apply! Your referrals will share your referral code on their application so we know who sent them. The AMIGOS Outreach Team is here to support you with outreach resources, and you can also schedule a call with a member of the team here to discuss ideas for your school and community!
Step 3: Get Updates on Your Referrals
You will receive a monthly email with details on which applicants have listed you as a referrer and the status of your incentives. Questions, confusion, or corrections about individuals you have referred should be sent to [email protected].
Step 4: Earn Your Referral Credit
Awards will only be made for applications received before the 2026 National Chapter Financial Assistance Deadline. In March, we’ll reach out with the final status of your referrals. For each new AMIGOS volunteer you refer who is accepted into a 2026 program, you can choose to receive one of the rewards above.
Rules and Legal
- You are only eligible to receive the referral incentive if your referral is “successful”. Successful referrals must complete all of the following steps: apply for a 2026 AMIGOS Summer Program, be accepted to the program, and submit their program deposit.
- Referrals must be new volunteers to AMIGOS, you cannot refer an AMIGOS alum.
- Referrals must be for participants of AMIGOS Summer Programs. Referrals to the Youth Ambassador program operated by AMIGOS are not eligible for the referral bonuses.
- Current AMIGOS employees, AMIGOS contractors, Chapter board members, and employees of partner organizations are not eligible to enroll in the Alumni Referral program.
- A referee must confirm the referral via entering the referral code OR otherwise confirming you as the referral source.
- If there is lack of clarity on who would receive an incentive (e.g. multiple referrers are listed) AMIGOS will be the sole arbiter of these decisions and all decisions are final.
- Discounts off 2026 Summer programs can only be applied to referrals made by March 2026. Program discounts will be applied on a rolling basis to the family program billing statement and cannot be applied to airfare. Discounts may only be applied to the referrer’s program, or someone within the referrer’s household.
- Referral bonuses will be processed in May and June of 2026. These payments will be made out to the referrer and mailed directly to the address provided in the Alumni Referral Program Enrollment Form. For referral bonuses totaling $600 or more, enrolled referrers will need to complete a W4 form for AMIGOS to receive your payment.
- If a referee drops from the AMIGOS program and AMIGOS grants them a full refund of their deposit (e.g. they are screened out for health reasons), they are not considered a “successful referral” and you would not receive a referral incentive. AMIGOS is the sole arbiter of which referrals are considered successful and these decisions are final.
- Referrals for students who participate in AMIGOS in connection with an organization we partner with (KIPP, Prep for Prep, College Track, Boys and Girls Club of America, Program partners, Latin American Youth, etc) are not eligible for the referral bonuses.
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