>Study Abroad Opportunities
- The Social Studies Department strongly encourages all students to think about spending part of their high school experience studying abroad in another country. These experiences can be life-changing, with students learning new languages, experiencing diverse cultures, learning different perspectives, and becoming more of a global citizen. Students who have spent part of their high school years studying abroad have been inspired to continue their interest in other cultures and parts of the world by continuing to learn other languages, majoring in fields like International Relations in college, and working and volunteering abroad.These experiences vary, from two weeks over the summer to spending an entire school year abroad, and include dozens of nations throughout the world. In the past few years, BFUHS students have studied abroad in the following countries: Belize, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Poland, France, Spain, Italy, Ghana, China, Japan, Turkey, Morocco, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, and India. Where will you go?
See the Social Studies Department for get additional information about applying for these programs and for scholarship information.
To find the perfect program for what you are looking for in an study abroad experience, start with these great databases that allow students to look at thousands of programs throughout the U.S., or look at specific programs below:
A great database of thousands of programs and scholarship information for students looking to study abroad during high school. Search for the best high school abroad program for you!
This is a database of over 27,000 opportunities abroad for high school students. Search for the best high school abroad program for you!
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian and Turkish.
The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.
*Scholarships available
The Experiment In International Living, located in Brattleboro, VT as part of the School for International Training, offers high school students immersive cross-cultural exchanges around the world. The Experiment provides summer abroad opportunities for high school students in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Choose from one of the following program themes: Language and Cultural Discovery, Leadership Development, Arts and Social Change, Sustainability and the Environment, and Politics and Human Rights.
*Scholarships available
Putney Student Travel, located in Putney, VT, offers incredible opportunities to high school students from throughout the US to study abroad in countries throughout the world on every continent.
Programs are focused around the following themes: Community Service, Cultural Exploration, and Language Learning.
*Scholarships available
The US Dept. of State has a number of study abroad programs for high school students along with scholarships available for these programs.
Prepare yourself to live, work, and succeed in a global economy. Study abroad connects American high school students with future leaders around the world, enabling them to collaborate on today’s global challenges such as human rights, community development, workforce development, climate change, and global health.
*Scholarships available
Youth for Understanding (YFU) offers high school students from throughout the US the opportunity to travel and study abroad to more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Choose from a year, semester, or summer program that allows you to immerse yourself in another culture, learn a new language, and live with a host family.
*Scholarships available
As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you'll spend up to a year living with host families and attending school in a different country. A number of BFUHS students have participated in this program in the past and have had very positive experiences in Brazil, Turkey, Germany, and other nations.
*Scholarships available
Walking Tree Travel offers high school students an opportunity to study abroad in countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Students can choose from the following program types: Conservation Expeditions, Leadership Challenges, Service Adventures, and Photography Expeditions.
*Scholarships available
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is offering full scholarships to American high school students and recent graduates to spend a full academic year in countries that may include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey and Mali for the fall semester. This post 9/11 program focuses on increasing understanding between people in the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations.
*Scholarships available
We believe that students who study abroad in high school develop fluency in another language and gain global perspectives. Our goal is that students will build cultural awareness, self-confidence and independence through an authentic and meaningful experience abroad. Multilingual and multicultural graduates increase their future opportunities for professional success in today’s growing international community.
Study abroad with SPI in Costa Rica, Spain, France, China, or Italy.
*Scholarships available
