<p>Do you guys know any programs that give full scholarships to study abroad like NSLI-Y? So far, I have found the YES program and the Youth Leadership Exchange Program. Can someone tell me the differences/similarities between these programs? </p>
<p>I applied for NSLI-Y but I want to look at alternative options to apply for just in case I am rejected.</p>
<p>@Obraynerd </p>
<p>NSLI-Y Arabic alumna here. What NSLI-Y language did you apply for?</p>
<p>The YES program is a year-long program that focuses on cultural education in countries with high Muslim populations. Similar to most NSLI-Y programs, you’ll live with a host family and participate in cultural activities. You will attend a local high school and likely have language lessons in the local language. You can go to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, or Turkey. (However, to go to Morocco, you need to reach a certain proficiency level in French.) 65 scholarships are available. I encourage you to do more research on this program by reading blogs of YES alumni (<a href=“https://futureexchangestudent.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/high-school/yes-yes-abroad/”>https://futureexchangestudent.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/programs/high-school/yes-yes-abroad/</a>). If you let me know what countries you’re interested in, I can send you links to blogs of students who studied in those countries.</p>
<p>The Youth Leadership Exchange Program is quite different from NSLI-Y or the YES program. It’s only 3-1/2 weeks long and I don’t think you spend much time learning the local language. The focus of the program is on democracy and civic engagement and you’ll be talking to local youth about these topics. I don’t know if you live with a host family. It looks like there’s only scholarships in Nepal (<a href=“http://www.mwrif.org/235/magee-womancare-international-current-initiatives-south-asia-youth-summit”>http://www.mwrif.org/235/magee-womancare-international-current-initiatives-south-asia-youth-summit</a>) and Indonesia (<a href=“http://indolead.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/”>Private Site). However, the Nepal program is only for people from the Pittsburgh area.</p>
<p>Other full or near-full scholarships:</p>
<p>CBYX (<a href=“About CBYX – CBYX”>http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/about/</a>) – This is a full State Department funded year-long exchange program in Germany. You will live with a German host family, attend a German high school, travel in Germany for cultural excursions, have German language lessons, and you may have meetings with government officials.</p>
<p>AFS-BP (<a href=“http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/scholarships/bp-scholarship/”>http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/scholarships/bp-scholarship/</a>) — Full year-long scholarship from BP and AFS (one of the exchange programs that hosts NSLI-Y kids) for students living in the Greater Chicago or Seattle areas or in the entire state of Texas who are interested in studying STEM or business in college. You can study abroad in China, India, Brazil, Malaysia, or South Africa. You will live with a host family and attend a local high school.</p>
<p>United World College (<a href=“http://www.uwc.org/how_to_apply/default.aspx”>http://www.uwc.org/how_to_apply/default.aspx</a>) - This is a very unique two-year opportunity. Full scholarship for tuition, room, and board at an international boarding school in Swaziland, China, India, Singapore, Italy, UK, Armenia, the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, Germany, Canada, USA (New Mexico), or Costa Rica to earn your International Baccalaureate high school diploma. There are 52 scholarships available for US students. </p>
<p>YFU (<a href=“Youth For Understanding USA”>Youth For Understanding USA) --This a whole list of scholarships to study abroad in all sorts of countries. Most of them are partial scholarships.</p>
<p>AFS (<a href=“http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/scholarships/”>http://www.afsusa.org/study-abroad/scholarships/</a>) – List of partial scholarships available varying by your state in the US. There are full scholarships to study in Japan.</p>
<p>Rotary Exchange (<a href=“https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/youth-exchanges”>https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/youth-exchanges</a>) – Scholarship amounts vary by country (you can go to pretty much any country) and your local Rotary Club. Contact your local Rotary club for information. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in learning a studying a language intensively, I recommend STARTALK programs! These are free or very cheap summer language programs all over the US. Most of them are day programs, but some are residential. These were the programs that were available in 2014 (<a href=“https://startalk.umd.edu/programs/searchsort=name&year=2014&participant-type=student”>https://startalk.umd.edu/programs/searchsort=name&year=2014&participant-type=student</a>). </p>
<p>Best of luck with your search, and let me know if you have more questions!</p>
I am a pakistani student. I have passed class 9th in 2016 and and with in a few more weeks my exams of class 10th will held .please tell me about some scholarships