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    YES (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study)

    TL;DR: YES (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study) is a exchange opportunity from U.S. Department of State with a public deadline of 2026-11-01.

    Deadline

    2026-11-01

    Organization

    U.S. Department of State

    Host countries

    United States

    Eligible grades

    9, 10, 11

    What is YES (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study)?

    Scholarship program providing high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations an academic year in the United States.

    What does the scholarship cover?

    • • visa
    • • travel
    • • funding
    • • housing
    • • insurance

    Who is usually eligible?

    Eligible countries include Albania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Egypt, Gaza and more.

    Visit the official scholarship page

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