| What is Academic Year in America?
 Academic
Year in America (AYA) is one of the largest and most respected
high school/homestay programs in the United States. Founded in 1981,
AYA is well recognized by high schools across the U.S. and endorsed
by thousands of American host families.
AYA is sponsored by the American
Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) Foundation, a not-for-profit
organization founded in 1967 with the assistance of the late Senator
Robert F. Kennedy. Its mission is to promote worldwide understanding
through cultural exchange. The Foundation awards grants to high schools
for projects that encourage intercultural awareness. It also provides
scholarships that enable young Americans to study and travel abroad.
AYA is a proud administrator of several U.S. State Department grants:
the FLEX program, which welcomes students
from Eurasia, the former Soviet Union states; the newly implemented
YES program,
which welcomes students to the U.S. from predominantly Muslim countries;
and the Congress-Bundestag
Youth Exchange program (CBYX), which awards scholarships to
U.S. high school students to study and live in Germany for 12 months.
Teenagers around the world have an "American Dream."
Help make their dream come true – become
an AYA Host Family! |
