Outbound Youth helps high school students find, apply to, and afford study abroad and exchange programs. Many of the best ones are fully funded. We make sure you know they exist, and we help you get there.
Launching at Colonie Central High School, Colonie, NY
Every year, State Department and Rotary exchanges send American teens abroad for free. Most students never hear about them. We fix that.
A summer learning Korean, a year in Germany, a semester in Indonesia. We match you with programs that fit your goals, grades, and schedule.
Essay feedback, interview practice, recommendation letters, deadlines, and passports. You won't be figuring it out alone.
Application fees, passport costs, luggage, and travel to orientation. We sponsor the gaps so money never decides who gets to go.
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One high school, one info session, one student who says yes.
Germany, Japan, Morocco, Indonesia, Brazil and dozens more are reachable through exchange programs open to American teens.
Every dashed line is a route a Colonie student could fly next year.
We don't run the exchanges. We get you into the best ones that already exist, and help pay for what they don't cover.
A full year living with a host family in Germany and attending a German high school. Sponsored by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag.
Learn a critical language like Arabic, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese through immersion abroad. A U.S. Department of State program.
A year of school and community life in countries with significant Muslim populations, from Indonesia to Morocco.
Sponsored by local Rotary clubs. Students live with host families and serve as young ambassadors abroad.
Long-running exchange organizations with need-based scholarships. This is where our sponsorship goes furthest.
Deadlines usually fall in the fall and winter before you travel. Eligibility differs by program, so talk with us early and we'll build your timeline.
We visit your school, walk through every program, and answer questions from you and your family.
We help you choose the programs that fit your interests, language goals, and timing.
Essays, interviews, forms, and passports, with a mentor checking in the whole way.
We sponsor remaining costs, see you off, and bring you back to inspire the next student.
Outbound Youth is starting where we grew up. Our founding chapter partners with Colonie Central High School to put global opportunities in front of every student, not just the ones who already know where to look.
Outbound Youth is being formed as a New York nonprofit. Whether you're a student, parent, educator, or supporter, there's a seat for you.