Outbound Sponsored Programs is happy to announce that the 2026-27 CBYX application has opened!
Please join us in spreading the news about this fantastic full-scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program provides scholarships for eligible American high school students and recent graduates to spend an academic year of study and cultural immersion in Germany. Scholarship recipients will serve as “youth ambassadors” as they gain a new perspective on global current affairs and German social, economic, and political life, all while learning the German language through language lessons, day-to-day life in the culture, attending a local high school, and living with a host family. Additional activities include receptions and meetings with government officials in the U.S. and Germany.
- The CBYX application is now open!
- Learn more and start an application on our website: USAGermanyScholarship.org
- The deadline to apply is November 3, 2025
- Share this program announcement, digital flyer, Instagram post, Facebook post, and promotional Facebook video in your community!
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- Contact Jon Meyer, AFS CBYX Specialist, at CBYX@afsusa.org or 646-751-2161 with questions.
CBYX is a true exchange, and AFS-USA is welcoming motivated German CBYX participants from across Germany to the U.S. for the 2025-26 program year. Interested in welcoming a German CBYX scholar to your community? Learn more about hosting a German CBYX participant in your family, community, or school: https://www.afsusa.org/host-family/
Outbound Sponsored Programs will share another update when other scholarship programs of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs open for the 2026-27 program cycle.
