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.
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AFS is an inclusive community of global citizens: students, families and volunteers determined to build bridges between cultures.
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High School Exchange
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Host an AFSer
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Volunteer with AFS
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18+ Programs
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Educators & Schools Programs
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Explore a planet full of possibilities
“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.”
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—Giulia Andar, exchange student from Italy to Germany
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Scholarships & Discounts
AFS is committed to helping young people 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.