Study & Work Abroad Resources For Americans

Going abroad is an important part of any young American's education. Studying or working in another country allows us to get outside our comfort zones and have amazing travel and cultural adventures! An abroad experience is also important for a successful career -- a recent survey found that a majority of Americans students who studied abroad believe the experience improved their chances of getting a job. Here are some resources to help young Americans get started in finding the right abroad program for them:

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• Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad)

• The Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX )

• National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

• American Youth Leadership Program

• Rotary International

• NAFSA: U.S. Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants List

• Gilman International Scholarship Program

• Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

• Fulbright U.S. Student Program

• Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program

• The Boren Award for International Study

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

• Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

• Freeman awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA)

• Blakemore Foundation

• DAAD (Germany)

• Masa Israel

• Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

• American Association of Teachers of Japan (AATJ) Bridging Scholarship

• American Association on Health & Disability Scholarship Program

• InterExchange Christianson Grant

• GoAbroad.com

• GoOverseas.com

• Department of State International Jobs-Working Overseas

• Alfa Fellowship Program

• Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship

• Cultural Vistas Fellowship

• Gap Year Association

• International Au Pair Association

• Peace Corps

• Department of State Know Before You Go

• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• World Health Organization

• GoAbroad.com, How to Prepare & Deal With an Emergency Abroad

• Mobility International USA (MIUSA)

• Diversity Abroad, Guide to Global Programs

• Kahal Abroad

• Project Global Office (Project GO)

• University of California, Santa Cruz, Heritage, Culture, and Diaspora Seekers
  

• NAFSA, Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student’s Resource

• Fund for Education Abroad (FEA)

• Yale Study Abroad, Budgeting