"You get to live with a host family so that you’re really in the culture, not just viewing the culture from a tourist point of view."– Fiona Oweke, CBYX Alumna
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To be considered eligible for a CBYX scholarship, you must be:
- A U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident
- Between the ages of 15 years and 18 years and six months at the start of the program (applicants must have been born between 3/1/1994 and 9/1/1997 to participate in 2012-2013 programs)
- A current high school student at the time of application, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
The CBYX application deadline for students applying through AFS is January 17, 2012.
The CBYX Program is administered regionally by five well-renowned international exchange organizations. Residents of the following states will apply to CBYX through AFS Intercultural Programs USA:
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, and VT.
AFS Intercultural Programs USA
Attn: CBYX
506 SW Sixth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Portland, OR 97204
1-800-AFS-INFO x1530
The AFS mission is to work toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership. AFS is a worldwide, nonprofit organization that exchanges more than 13,000 students each year among a partnership of more than 50 AFS partner countries. It was established in 1947 by American Field Service volunteer ambulance drivers of World Wars I and II who believed--as AFS believes today--that the way to build a more just and peaceful world begins when people from different countries meet, learn about each other,and begin to understand each other.
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