AFS Intercultural YES Programs 2024-25 invites the application for High school students.

About AFS Intercultural YES Program India

Through the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations live and study for an academic year in the United States.

The program officially launched in India in 2005 in hopes to expand communication between the people of the United States and India in order to promote mutual understanding and respect.

Eligibility

  • Ages of 15-17.7 Years (born between January 15, 2006, and August 15, 2008) by the start of the program.
  • You have to be a student of secondary school in 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th grade at the time of application.
  • Have the equivalent of a B average/70% or better without failing grades for the academic years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 (first term).
  • English level of intermediate or above.
  • The annual income of both the parents or legal guardian is to be below Rs. 5 Lacs.
  • Not have spent a total of more than 90 days in the U.S. in the last five years.
  • Meet U.S. J-1 visa eligibility requirements (for instance, U.S. citizens are not eligible for a J-1 visa).
  • Be a resident and citizen of India.

How to Apply?

  • There are multiple rounds to the AFS Intercultural YES Program India application and selection process.
  • Visit the AFS India website or contact AFS India for more details.  

Deadline

The Last date for application is August 15.

Click here to view the Official notification of the AFS Intercultural YES Program India 2024-25.