AFS

AFS

AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly the American Field Service) is a worldwide, nonprofit organization that has been a leader in high school student exchange for 60 years. Today, AFS exchanges close to 13,000 students, young adults and teachers each year among a partnership of more than 50 AFS Partner Countries. The US component, AFS-USA, sends more than 1,500 students to more than 40 countries each year and places more than 2,800 students from abroad with U.S. families

AFS high school study abroad academic year offerings as of 2/13/09:

Chile                              $8,900
Costa Rica                     $8,900
Czech Republic               $8,900
Dominican Republic        $8,900
Ecuador                         $8,900
Egypt                             $8,900
Honduras                       $8,900
Hungary                         $8,900   
Latvia                            $8,900
Turkey                           $8,900
Panama                          $8,900 
Peru                              $8,900
Paraguay                        $8,900
Argentina                       $9,900                                                                  
Austria                          $9,900                                        
Belgium Flanders            $9,900                                        
Brazil                             $9,900                                                                    China                             $9,900                                                                  
Denmark                       $9,900                                                                    Finland                          $9,900                                                                    Germany                        $9,900                                                                   
Iceland                           $9,900                                                                  
India                             $9,900  
Indonesia                       $9,900
Malaysia                        $9,900                                                                   
Netherlands                   $9,900
Portugal                        $9,900                                                                   
Russia                           $9,900
South Africa                  $9,900
Sweden                         $9,900
Thailand                        $9,900
Belgium French            $10,900
France                         $10,900
Ghana                         $10,900
Italy                            $10,900  
Nrew Zealand               $10,900  
Spain                          $10,900

What AFS Tuition Covers:

- Round-trip international travel with your AFS Group to your host country from the U.S. departure city. Depending on your host country, your departure city will be New York; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; or Miami.

- Placement with a carefully selected host family who provides room, board, and guidance (for programs that include homestay).

- Orientations prior to departure and after your arrival, including room and board during multi-day orientations that occur throughout the program. This may be anywhere between a few nights to a few weeks stay or more, depending on the program.

- Transportation to orientations within your host country and to your host family.

- Tuition waiver from your host school. Your host family will also provide a way for you to get to school each day. For programs that don’t include school, refer to the program description for other covered activities.

- Secondary medical insurance.

- Visa information and assistance.

- Access to a support network that includes AFS Professional Staff in the U.S. and your host country, plus thousands of trained volunteers worldwide.

- 24-hour emergency assistance.

What Students Are Responsible For:

- Domestic travel to and from your hometown to the U.S. departure city.

- Visa and passport fees as well as travel costs for an in-person appearance at a consulate or embassy within the United States, if required by your host country’s student visa application process. Visa-related costs vary by country, but we suggest you budget $300 to $1,000.

- Spending money for personal expenses, such as gifts, long-distance calls, sundry items, going out with friends, pocket money, etc. Depending on your host country, AFS recommends you plan on about $100-$300 per month.

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