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If you have an eye for design… Many stores (i.e. Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, etc.) offer photo services where you…

Studying abroad can seem a little scary. You’re far from home in unfamiliar surroundings. You’re dealing with the language barrier…

Goal: Participants will discover and recognize the many ways in which they are similar and are different from others in…

Overview: The purpose of this activity is to introduce U.S. students to the world beyond their classroom borders through the…

Goal: Known as the official start of the holiday season to many, the American secular holiday of Thanksgiving has been…

Sourced from the UN: Investments in infrastructure – transport, irrigation, energy and information and communication technology – are crucial to…

Sourced from the UN: Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day with…

Sourced from the UN: Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it…

Sourced from the UN: Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live…

Sourced from the UN: While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including…

Sourced from the UN: Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality…

Sourced from the UN: Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant…

Sourced from the UN: It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food. If done right,…

While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions…

Sourced from the UN: Sustainable consumption and production is about promoting resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and providing access…

Sourced from the UN: The world’s oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make…

Sourced from the UN: Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and…

Sourced from the UN: Forests cover 30.7 percent of the Earth’s surface and, in addition to providing food security and…

Sourced from the UN: The threats of international homicide, violence against children, human trafficking and sexual violence are important to…

Sourced from the UN: The international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of poverty. The most vulnerable…

Sourced from the UN: Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. At their…

The Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship is now available for students interested in studying abroad to Australia or New Zealand.

Local scholarships for students attending The Barea Midpark High School in Ohio.

Local scholarship for students from Maine.

Local scholarships for students from DelMarPa Area Team

Local scholarships for students from DelMarPa Area Team

The Felicia Buell Study Abroad Scholarship will award one (1) student from any high school in Washington County, Ohio or…

$5,000 need and merit-based scholarship for semester and year program students

Local scholarships for students from Nevada and California

The Greater Los Angeles Area Team Scholarship is made possible by the generosity of volunteers, individual donors, and foundations in…

Local scholarships for students from the Massachusetts Bay Area Team.

Students living in Michigan, applying for any of AFS’s study abroad programs, are eligible to apply for a local need- or merit-based partial scholarship.

Students living in the capital city of Springfield, Illinois are encouraged to apply for this merit-based scholarship.

Local scholarships for students from Wisconsin.

Up to $2,500 study abroad scholarships for students of Washington.

Local study abroad scholarships for students from the Greater Cincinnati area.

Up to $2,500 study abroad scholarships for Talawanda High School students from Oxford, Ohio.

Full study abroad scholarships for students from Washington, D.C. to study abroad in Finland.

$1000 study abroad scholarships for students from Connecticut and New York.

$1000 or more study abroad scholarships for students from Connecticut and New York.

$1000 or more study abroad scholarships to study abroad for students from Connecticut and New York.

Scholarship to study abroad for a year or semester for residents of Colorado.

Full, merit-based scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State to serve as a “youth ambassador” for an academic year home-stay program in Germany.

Full, merit-based scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State to study critical languages in an overseas immersion environment.

Many AFS Exchange Students lead impactful lives after their time abroad opened their minds and taught them to collaborate across…

Molly Kisner is AFS-USA’s Alumni Relations intern, an AFS Returnee (U.S. to France, 2010), and she is completing our fall…

Thanks to the generosity of George Gabb, the AFS Archives recently acquired an oversized scrapbook filled with black and white…

Sparkling, sunny, snow tubing fun! Pacific Cascades Douglas County Chapter organized a day of winter sports fun at Diamond Lake…

December 5, 2018 – Over the weekend, AFS-USA conducted a leadership development workshop at Trinity College’s new Action Lab. Among the attendees…

With Latin American and European influences, Argentina is a multifaceted country with so much to offer. There’s the romantic tango,…

Fun times at Pacific Cascades’s post-arrival orientation, Sky Camp! Mixing up deep discussions with a good dose of fun. Parents…

A group of students from AFS Pacific Cascades met together late September in California for a visit to the Redwoods. …

This is the Good Stuff about hosting………… The Steagall Family from NW Portland shared this: “You get to visit places…

Denmark, France, Brazil, Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Chile and Germany represented AFS at the Fall Festival meet-up!

Our friends at TakeLessons provided us with this great blog post of the Top 25 Benefits of Studying Abroad! Let’s be…

A few family photos of the first meeting between students and families at September arrivals.

Jed Hepworth is our new Board Vice Chair and has been a member of AFS-USA’s Board of Directors since 2015.…

The AFS 2018 Reel Life Winners, The Lounibos Family, share their thoughts on how Lison, their host daughter, changed their lives!

With over seventeen thousand students studying abroad in France each year, it’s no surprise that the country is one of…

We are excited to announce the 2016 AFS Volunteer Awards! Once every year, a winner for each award is chosen…

Hometown Diplomacy is the process through which individual citizens facilitate lasting, positive relationships with citizens of other countries through sharing…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? Patti is an AFS returnee (Costa Rica,…

Meet Stephanie Davidson of Helotes, Texas. She’s an AFS returnee who participated in two AFS Summer Study Abroad programs: A…

Meet Danielle Tye…This is her 11th year volunteering with AFS! When people ask what her hobbies are, she always says…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I was involved in the AFS club…

Meet Paula McElroy, of Silverwood Michigan. She’s a high school teacher, history buff, wife and parent who has made cultural…

Meet Bob Rushing of Silverspring, Maryland. He’s a long-time AFSer who has worn numerous hats in the organization, from host…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My daughter was in eighth grade and…

Meet Eric Mattlin of Chicago. A relative newcomer to AFS, Eric is an active member of the Greater Chicago team…

Meet Ann Sweet of Williamsville, New York. Her energy for AFS is limitless. She has hosted 16 AFS students, been…

Meet Kathleen Broda. She first became aware of AFS in 7th grade from her English teacher whose son was studying…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? In the late summer of 2012 a…

Meet Carol McCaulley of California’s Silver and Gold Team. In her countless years as an AFS volunteer, she has served…

March 3, 2015 – When Dr. Coleen Cunningham isn’t busy being a mother to her five children, an accomplished infectious disease…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I learned about AFS when I was…

Allison was enthralled by the AFS stories of her uncle who spent a year in Spain in the early 60s…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I grew up fifteen minutes away from…

April 16, 2015 – AFS has been a volunteer-driven organization for nearly 70 years. Volunteerism is at the core of…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I had a friend from Australia with…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My daughter’s dance teacher is a long…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My friend, Agnes Matheson’s daughter, Marina, was…

For the month of March we are proud to feature Kathy Collins of the Lake Superior Team in our Volunteer…

Janet Gaudet became involved with the Greater Illinois Team after getting to know the hosted student of a close friend.…

August 4, 2015 – What does a small American town on the Oregon coast have to do with international diplomacy, anyway?…

This month we are excited to be spotlighting an AFS COUPLE! Jay and Stassa Phillips of the Ohio River Valley…

Meet Christine McGarvey of the Baltimore Team. She has been a host mom, a liaison, a hosting coordinator and a…

Rio Orticio knows first-hand what it is like to come to a different country to study. Because of his experiences…

This month AFS USA is pleased to spotlight Katherine (Kate) Weber of the Michigan Team. Kate is a relative newcomer…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? A daughter of friends had been an…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My son David was an alternate to…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I heard about AFS as a teenager…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I became aware or AFS as a…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My daughter was a semi finalist for…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I was a teacher at Washburn High…

Rio Orticio knows first-hand what it is like to come to a different country to study. Because of his experiences…

How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? I was an exchange student on the…

Thirteen Greater Charlotte families welcomed a new son or daughter this week into their homes. Not babies, however. They are…

Read study abroad program reviews from real AFS Returnees about their formative experiences studying abroad on our programs! 1. Naomi,…

Students from all over the world are arriving to the U.S. to meet their AFS Host Families. Over the years,…

Hosting international exchange students does more than bring diverse cultures into a community. For John O’Connell High School in San…