Dear AFS Volunteers,

The early scholarship deadline of November 25th has (just) passed. The next and final scholarship deadline is January 15, 2025.

As a reminder our programs are filled on a rolling basis, and both program spots and funding are limited.

AFS-USA will award available scholarship funds throughout the program application cycle. However, to help students obtain the maximum benefit, we’re instituting this deadline in order to create a level of urgency. During the previous cycle, students who applied late in the process were often disappointed to learn that their destination(s) of choice were no longer available and/or the scholarship funds had been depleted. By establishing this early deadline, we’ll be able to collect a majority of the applications by that date which, in turn, will afford us the opportunity to take a more holistic and equitable approach to all applicants.

Our team is messaging both new applicants, and those who have not met the first deadline to let them know about the new January 15th deadline.

If you have any questions, contact Caitlin Schneider at cschneider@afsusa.org and Adriana Miladinovic at amiladinovic@afsusa.org and please make sure to mention the January 15th deadline to any interested applicants you may speak with.

We look forward to the wonderful experiences of our future AFSers!

Sending our thanks,

Caitlin and Adriana