New Website!

Just this week, AFS-USA launched a new website! Visit the site to IM with AFS, see new photos, read updated country information, and more.

Upcoming Programs

The countries below are available for January - March 2007 departure. Take action now! Many of these programs will close soon:

High School Year & Semester

• Argentina
• Austria
• Brazil
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• France
• Honduras
• Italy
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Paraguay
• Portugal
• South Africa
• Thailand

18+ Programs

• Argentina (University Study)
• Belgium (Flemish)
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Ghana
• Honduras
• Paraguay
• South Africa
• Thailand

*Program availability changes frequently. Please call (800) AFS-INFO for details.

Fundraising & Application
Conference Calls

Join your fellow applicants on a group telephone call hosted by your AFS Application Advisors. Learn more about how to raise money for your AFS experience and get help with your application. Students need to have submitted a pre- application and/or full, completed application to participate.

Reservations are required and spots are limited. Contact Katie McCracken at 1-800-AFS-INFO, ext.1508 or kmccracken@afs.org.

AFS Seeks Welcome Families

Would your family be able to host an AFS student for 6-8 weeks? Talk it over! It's a great way to give another high school student a great start in the U.S. If you are interested, please fill out this quick on-line form.

Submit pre-application

Visit our Website

AFS-USA Program Search

More About Fundraising

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Host a Student with AFS

Volunteer with AFS

Visit our Bulletin Board

Save on your AFS tuition or apply for a full scholarship to Japan.

Follow the Sun with AFS
Follow the sun to selected countries departing in January, February, or March 2007 and you may be eligible to receive $500 off your AFS Program Tuition.

Apply Early!
Are you planning to go abroad in the summer or fall of 2007? Here are 100 reasons why you shouldn’t delay—all students who complete and submit their Full Application by the deadlines will receive $100 off of their AFS Program Tuition.

Full Scholarships to Japan
Read more about these awesome opportunities.

Mention Argentina and people think of solitary gauchos, sultry tango dancers, or Buenos Aires to the nation’s passion for soccer. Yet you’ll find Argentina has a vigorous identity of its own, fostering a sophisticated citizenry that places high values on culture, tradition, and hospitality. Read More...

August 6 was International Friendship Day. As you probably know, AFS communities are excellent places to make international friends. Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe—a great reason to celebrate the whole month! Consider joining an AFS Club or meeting the local exchange students at your school.

In June, AFS Exchange Students said good-bye to their friends from many countries before getting on the plane home.

Pictured here: One giant hug good-bye near the airport at AFS' Departure Day, Los Angeles.

Sell subscriptions to your personal newsletter sent from abroad!

To see an example of how an AFS student put her newsletter together, take a look at Hannah's newsletter sent from the Czech Republic to her subscribers. By the way, she sent the text and photos to her father in the U.S., who created the actual (very professional looking) newsletter!

Another AFSer named Candace said this:
"I first sent out a letter to obtain newsletter subscriptions. I basically wrote that I was going abroad with AFS and that I was raising money by selling subscriptions to my monthly newsletter (which I promised to send while abroad). I mailed it to everyone I knew, like doctors, important people in the community, and adult friends of the family. I also sent the letter to anyone in the phone book that looked important, like law offices, car dealerships, etc. I sold subscriptions for $100."

It may be a good idea to break your potential subscribers into a few different groups, sending a custom letter to each group, based on your relationship with them, or the amount of money you are asking from each group.

To learn more about these and other easy and fun ways to raise money for your AFS Exchange, attend one of our group telephone calls. Call Katie at (800) AFS-INFO, ext. 1508.