The Kennedy-Lugar Youth
Exchange and Study (YES) program was established by Congress in October, 2002
in response to the events of September 11, 2001. The program is funded through
the U.S. Department of State and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational & Cultural
Affairs (ECA) to provide scholarships for high school students from countries
with significant Muslim populations to spend up to one academic year in the
U.S. Students live with host families, attend high school, engage in activities
to learn about American society and values, acquire leadership skills, and help
educate Americans about their countries and cultures. Starting in 2009, the YES Abroad program was
established to provide a similar experience for U.S. students (15-18 years) to
spend an academic year in select YES countries.
The first class of YES
students arrived from Egypt, Gaza, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank, and Yemen. The
program has continued to expand to accept students from the following countries for the
2014-15 academic year:
The YES program is administered in
partnership with the U.S. Department of State by a consortium of non-profit
organizations led by American Councils for International Education and includes
the following placement and recruitment organizations.
Family members of
affiliated private sector employees: Family members of
employees of ECA-funded implementers of grant programs and Department
contractors whose official duties involve a particular ECA-funded youth
exchange program are technically ineligible for that program. Family members
include spouse and dependent children.
ACES, AFS-USA, AIFS/AYA, American Councils, ASSE, AYUSA International, CCI,CIEE, FLAG, IRIS, PAX, STS Foundation, World Learning, World Link, and YFU each host a portion
of the Kennedy-Lugar YES students in communities across the United States.
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