The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program is a merit-based fully-funded program for eligible American high school students and recent graduates to live with host families and attend a local high school for an academic semester in countries around the world, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Indonesia, and North Macedonia. Through the YES Abroad program, students develop leadership, language, and professional skills while expanding their worldview and gaining a new, lifelong network of friends and family overseas. Students also share information about their home culture with their hosts and local communities while building lasting relationships, strengthening the linkages between the U.S. and YES countries at the same time.
Please join us in spreading the news about this full scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- Learn more on the YES Abroad website.
- Register on the website above to be notified when the next application opens.
- Contact the AFS YES Abroad program staff at YESAbroad@afsusa.org.
- Download this flyer to share with interested students for student abroad in January of 2027.