Opportunities For Students

  • Future Leaders Exchange Abroad (FLEX Abroad)


    Program Dates: 2027-28 School Year

    App Deadline: Nov 30, 2026

    Fully funded school year abroad for US high school students to live and go to school in one of nine selected countries in Europe or Eurasia.

  • Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Program


    Program Dates: 2027-28 School Year

    App Deadline: Dec 1, 2026

    A fully funded gap year in Germany for graduating high school students, which includes an internship with a German company.

  • High School Diplomats


    Program Dates: Jul 22-Jul, 2027

    App Deadline: Jan 19, 2027

    Fully funded 8-day academic and cultural exchange experience for high school students from the US and Japan.

Opportunities for Educators/Schools

  • Fund For Teachers


    Program Dates: Summer 2027

    App Deadline: Jan 21, 2027

    Grants of up to $5,000 for individuals or $10,000 for teacher teams for self-designed summer learning experiences.

DIRECTOR’S BLOG

  • Where We Stand In This Moment


    April 1, 2025
    Happy cherry blossom season! For the last few months we’ve all, in our own ways, been grappling with the new administration’s dramatic policy changes roiling the city, the nation, and the world. For those of us involved in global education or other international work, the impacts have already been quite real and devastating. Our hearts go out to all those - at home and abroad - who are directly affected by budget cuts . . . .

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