Benefits of Hosting with AYA

AYA Host families have:

• the new Cultural Activity Fund of $300 a year to reduce the cost of taking your student to cultural events during their stay in the U.S.
• the opportunity to have a rewarding intercultural learning experience in their own home.
• their choice of student – AYA allows each host family the opportunity to choose a carefully screened student who will best match their family.
• scholarships toward selected travel and study abroad programs for their own family in addition to travel credits.
• limited financial obligation – Host families provide students with a home, bed, meals and support. AYA students bring money for their own expenses and school lunches. They also have full medical insurance.

Scholarships
After families have hosted an exchange student with AYA, they may be eligible for scholarships to study abroad on one of our study abroad programs:

AIFS College Study Abroad and Summer Advantage Scholarships
As a leader in study abroad, AIFS offers programs for American students to earn college credit while studying in an international environment. College students can choose from 27 locations for a summer, semester or year abroad. High school students who have completed their sophomore year can earn college credits overseas with Summer Advantage, at one of 7 prestigious universities.

If you host an AYA student for a semester or a year...
Earn $250 towards a summer program, $500 toward a semester-long college program or $1,000 toward a year-long college program.

American Council for International Studies (ACIS) Scholarships
If a year or a semester program does not fit what you are looking for, the American Council for International Studies (ACIS) trips may better suit your needs. ACIS, a division of AIFS, specializes in teacher-led short-term high school trips abroad. Students travel to Eastern and Western Europe, Africa or Latin America with teachers during school breaks. A great opportunity for your son or daughter to experience another culture. Encourage your school to consider a trip with ACIS.

If you host an AYA student for a semester...
Earn $250 towards an ACIS Travel Program.

If you host an AYA student for a year...
Earn $500 towards your ACIS program next year.

Find out more about ACIS Travel Programs at http://www.acis.com.

Questions?
For further information including terms and conditions, call (800) 322-4678 Ext. 5085 for our Program Development & Benefits Supervisor.

Host Family Travel Credit Program
AYA hopes that host families will maintain friendships with their foreign exchange student after the students have returned home. In a further effort to promote international exchange, AYA offers an option to families who have hosted for two or more consecutive years.

• Families who host AYA semester students in consecutive years can receive a travel credit of $125 (per student)
• Families who host AYA full-year students in consecutive years can receive a travel credit of $250 (per student)

Travel credits are to be used toward the cost of a round-trip airline ticket to the country of any student hosted. Travel credits have no cash value. Certain restrictions apply.

Questions?
For further information including terms and conditions, call (800) 322-4678 Ext. 5085 for our Program Development & Benefits Supervisor.

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