Youth Exchange and Study YES Scholarships program for the 2022-2023 batch is accepting online applications for international students. YES scholarship is a golden opportunity to avail for studying for one academic year with full tuition fee coverage in the United States.
High school students from countries with significant Muslim populations live and study for an academic year in the United States through the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. YES students serve as “youth ambassadors” of their home country, promoting mutual understanding by forming lasting relationships with their host families and communities. Participants live with a host family, attend an American high school, acquire leadership skills, and engage in activities to learn about U.S. society and values; they also help educate Americans about their home country and culture.
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Details of the YES Exchange Program:
Host country: The United States of America
Funding body: The US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Administrative body: The Society of International Education, USA (SIE)
Tenure of exchange program: One academic year
Nature of the YES Exchange Program: Fully funded
Benefits:
-100% scholarship to cover one year’s tuition fee
-A monthly stipend of $125
-Full financial support in the US Visa processing procedures
-Fully covered boarding costs
All lodging expenses covered
Note: Students under the YES Exchange Program are accommodated with a trusted foster family in the US.
Eligibility:
The YES Exchange Program does not impose any restrictions as to the race, caste, creed, or gender of the applicants. However, there is a certain criterion that must be abode by to apply to the YES Exchange Program 2022-2023.
This criterion is listed below as follows:
Nationality:
The students must be from countries mentioned in the supported list (Link available at end of the article) citizens and permanent residents of the country.
Educational requirements:
-The applicants must be enrolled in secondary school in either 9th or 10th grade
O level 9th and O level 10th grade students are also eligible to apply.
-Students in high schools, that is, intermediate or A level 11th grade are not eligible to apply to the YES Exchange Program 2022-2023
-The students must have a minimum percentage of 60% in all major subjects for the last three academic years
-The students must have an average percentage of at least 60% in their English exams in the last three academic years.
Age requirements:
The applicants must not be less than 15 or more than 17 years of age at the time of applying to the YES Exchange Program
Language requirements:
The students must have the basic know-how of the English language and must be able to communicate in English
Other requirements:
-Students who have already traveled to the US are not eligible to apply for the YES Exchange Program.
Application Process:
The applicants of the YES Exchange Program compete for a spot in the finalized list of meritorious students through a rigorous process that is entirely based on merit selection.
Step 1: Locate the application form:-
The first step involves visiting the official website of the YES Exchange Program 2022-2023 and clicking the apply button.
Step 2: Filling the application form:-
After finding the YES program application form, students will have to apply online by filling the form. The application link is given at the end of this article.
Step 3: Attaching documents:-
The students will then be required to attach the required documents along with their application forms.
Step 4: Fill in Contact details:-
When prompted, the applicants will be required to enter a valid email address on which they will be further contacted for an interview in case they are shortlisted.
Step 5: Attach Medical certificates:-
The applicants will have to present their records of immunization ad special immunization as required by the YES Exchange Program.
Step 6: Signing the agreement:-
Lastly, the applicants will have to sign an agreement to maintain at least a B- grade in the American High School.
Step 7: Final submission:-
The only thing that is left now is to recheck the application form and submit it online.
Documents:
The following documents are supposed to go along with the application forms for the YES Exchange Program 2022-2023:
-Written consent of the applicant’s parents allowing them to spend a year abroad in an American high school
-Result cards of the last three academic years
-Certificate of immunizations and special immunizations
Signed agreement engaging to secure at least a B- grade in the American high school.
Deadline:
The deadline for the YES program 2022 application submission is October 22, 2021. The results will be disclosed this year as well on the official website of the YES Exchange Program 2022-2023