A program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES) Abroad program offers full scholarships for American high school students to study for one academic year in select countries of strategic importance. Countries include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, and Turkey. The U.S. Department of State reserves the right to amend the country list at any time.
Details about eligibility, the application timeline and more information about the program can be found at www.yes-abroad.org.
YES Abroad is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs