Grow your global competence and become a future leader by spending an exciting year studying abroad in Japan on a full scholarship! Whether you live with a host family or in a dormitory, you will attend a Japanese high school and make friends with the locals. This will help you improve your Japanese language skills, your academic prospects, and your intercultural fluency.
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.
—Sharifah Dinah Al Idrus, YPscSH15 to Chile
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.
Expose your family to a world outside of their own by helping an international student achieve her global dreams. Explore a new culture and share your family life and traditions.
Explore your potential and pick from a choice of roles and flexible schedules. Benefit from our exceptional volunteer training program, develop your leadership skills and help others learn how to live together.
—Violacea Low, AFS Malaysia volunteer
Learn how AFS helps people of all ages and backgrounds develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to connect to diverse people, succeed in a global economy and help make a positive impact on the world.
