Exploring International Scholarships for High Schoolers

I'm a high school junior interested in international scholarship programs after graduation. I'm curious if there are any scholarships for high school students who want to study abroad. It would be great to hear about opportunities in different countries!

Absolutely, there are numerous international scholarships available for high school students who wish to study abroad. Here are a few of the most notable ones:

1. The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for High School Students: This program is for students interested in living and studying in Germany. As a part of this program, you would get to live with a host family and attend a German high school for an academic year.

2. Rotary Youth Exchange: Rotary International offers scholarships for high school students to study for a year abroad. Opportunities available with the Rotary Youth Exchange program span more than 100 countries.

3. YES Abroad Program: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad program provides scholarships to American high school students to experience life in countries with significant Muslim populations.

4. AFS Intercultural Programs: Offers both semester and year-long programs to over 40 different countries. They do offer some partial scholarships and work with other organizations to offer fully funded programs.

Remember, in addition to the scholarships offered by these programs, you could apply for independent study abroad scholarships, such as the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Program. NSLI-Y is designed to immerse high school students in the study of less commonly taught languages such as Korean, Russian, or Turkish.

Lastly, your own high school or local community organizations might also have scholarships available for students interested in studying abroad, so be sure to check these sources as well.