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The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2024-2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program. The YES program provides merit-based scholarships for Bangladeshi High School students (between the ages of 15-17 years old) to spend one academic year studying at an American high school, living with a host family, and sharing their culture with Americans and students from other countries.
Since 2004, 457 Bangladeshi students have served as youth ambassadors through the YES program. For the 2023-2024 academic year, 18 students from Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajbari, Barishal, Dinajpur and Narayanganj are currently studying at different American high schools located across the United States including states such as Indiana, Colorado, Arkansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Established in 2002, the YES program was created by the late U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Richard Lugar to give young people from around the world the opportunity to live with American host families and attend high schools to learn about American society and values. Since then, over 13,000 students from 37 countries have participated in the YES program.
Application Information and Deadline:
For detailed application instructions, please visit here.
Applications are due on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. (BST).
For additional information and to apply, please visit www.iearnbd.org.
For further questions/inquiries, please reach out to [email protected] and/or the U.S. Embassy at [email protected]
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