Diversity Initiative and Scholarship Updates

Diversity Initiative and Scholarship Updates

SH20 is on its way and wanted to update you about the scholarships that will be offered for the SH20 cycle!

  • Sakura Scholarship
    • Award Amount: 2 partial scholarships (50% of the program fee)
    • Program: Year program to Japan
    • Merit and need-based scholarship
    • Eligibility: High school students with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
    • Deadline: August 29, 2019; 11:59 PM EST
  • Yoshi Hattori Memorial Scholarship
    • Award Amount: 1 full scholarship
    • Program: Year program to Japan
    • Merit-based scholarship
    • Eligibility: High school students with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
    • Deadline: August 29, 2019; 11:59 PM EST
  • Pride Scholarship
    • Award Amount: 2-4 scholarships of up to $4,000
    • Programs: Year or Semester to any destination
    • Meritbased scholarship
    • Eligibility: Openly-identifying LGBTQ students
    • Deadline: November 14, 2019; 11:59 PM EST
  • Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship
    • Award Amount: 2-4 scholarships of $2,000
    • Program: Year and Semester programs to Australia or New Zealand*
    • Merit-based scholarship
    • Eligibility: All high school students
    • Deadline: September 5, 2019; 11:59 PM EST
      *Global Choice programs are not eligible for any AFS scholarship.
  • Vaya a America Latina Scholarship
    • Award Amount: 2-4 scholarships of $2,000
    • Programs: Year or Semester programs to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay or Peru
    • Merit-based scholarship
    • Eligibility: All high school students
    • Deadline: September 5, 2019; 11:59 PM EST