AFS is committed to helping young people to go abroad regardless of their financial situation. That’s why AFS works with corporate and community sponsors and individual donors to help finance AFS programs through full and partial scholarships.

AFS Global STEM Changemakers Initiative

Full-scholarship, STEM and sustainability-focused intercultural exchange programs, funded by bp. Young scholars will develop the skills needed to work in and advance a sustainable future, while broadening their understanding of STEM, solving sustainability challenges, and enhancing their global awareness – all to create positive social impact

What is the AFS Global You™ Adventurer program?

Would you like to make friends around the world from your home? AFS Global You Adventurer is here to help you do that!

This is a one-of-a-kind online program where you will learn about connecting with people across cultures and become part of a global community. In addition to having fun, you’ll learn from AFS intercultural learning experts based on more than 70 years of experience running exchange programs and other education programs in more than 60 countries.

Hurry! The first Global You Adventure begins on June 23.

Take a look details program at the link on the left.

Whether you are in high school, at a university or jump-starting your career, AFS has the right program for you! Go to school, learn another language or check out our cultural internships and volunteer abroad opportunities. Host families and volunteers are waiting to help make your intercultural learning experience the best time of your life.

“Discover a new culture, a new language. Make friends for life from all parts of the world. It’s a year in which you’ll grow up and get to know yourself—your limits and your capabilities. You’ll change completely in the best way possible.”

—Giulia Andar, exchange student from Italy to Germany

“Being a host family is both a challenge and a pleasure. We are watching a complete stranger become close to us, and how we are becoming important to him. It’s almost two months since Mateo arrived and he already has a place in our family. We are teaching him about life in Serbia, and learning about life in Sicily. When our relatives call, the first thing they ask is no longer ‘How are you doing?’, but ‘What is Mateo up to?’.”

—Tijana Marjanovic, host sister from Serbia 

Indonesian YES Alumni Association (IYAA) is a platform to encourage and empower YES Alumni in Indonesia to give back to the community just like what they did during their exchange program. YES is the abbreviation of Youth Exchange and Study. It is a merit-based scholarship for high school students aged 15-17 to spend one academic year in the United States living with an American host family, attending high school, acquiring leadership skills, and helping to educate Americans about their home country and culture.

“Joining my local group of AFS volunteers gave me the opportunity to develop many skills, such as how to work in a team and interact with people from different backgrounds. As an AFS volunteer, I am more engaged in my community and I meet people from all over the world. Helping students, teachers and families embark on intercultural learning adventures makes me appreciate the importance of world peace and intercultural understanding.”

—Marcela Vazquez, AFS Argentina volunteer 

These days you don’t have to go far to find an AFSer making a difference in local communities, across industries or at the forefront of an important international issue or social cause.