Program Dates: Summer 2027
App Deadline: Jan 21, 2027
Grants of up to $5,000 for individuals or $10,000 for teacher teams for self-designed summer learning experiences.
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National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
Program Dates: Summer 2027 and SY2027-28
App Deadline: Nov 12, 2026
Highly prestigious US State Department funded summer and school year programs to study critical languages abroad.
Future Leaders Exchange Abroad (FLEX Abroad)
Program Dates: 2027-28 School Year
App Deadline: Nov 30, 2026
Fully funded school year abroad for US high school students to live and go to school in one of nine selected countries in Europe or Eurasia.
Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Program
Program Dates: 2027-28 School Year
App Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
A fully funded gap year in Germany for graduating high school students, which includes an internship with a German company.
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
Program Dates: 2027-28 School Year
App Deadline: Nov 3, 2026
Students spend a full academic year abroad in Germany living with a host family and attending a German high school. Fully funded!
High School Diplomats
Program Dates: Jul 22-Jul, 2027
App Deadline: Jan 19, 2027
Fully funded 8-day academic and cultural exchange experience for high school students from the US and Japan.
Japan ICU Foundation Nelson Ranch Scholarship
App Deadline: Dec 8, 2026
A full four-year scholarship to attend International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan for an American student.
Local Letters for Global Change: A Pulitzer Center Writing Contest
Deadline: Nov 1, 2026
K-12 students are challenged to write letters to their elected representatives proposing solutions to global problems that matter to them.
iEARN-USA: Storytelling for Change
Program Dates: Mar 24-May 22, 2026
A free virtual exchange program for Algerian, Tunisian, and American high school students, addressing issues of common interest.
Pulitzer Center Grant Program on Global Health
App Deadline: Nov 16, 2025
Grant opportunity for K-12 educators and organizations to increase student understanding of critical global health topics.