GAP YEAR CAN BE STRUCTURED 

You can opt for working to gather financial resources (if you need)

Some useful program you might want to explore:

GAP YEAR OPTIONS:

Workaway - https://www.workaway.info/en/hostlist?all=1

World Packers - https://www.worldpackers.com/

WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities for Organic Farming

Volunteering in Europe - https://www.yeseuropa.org/ 

Erasmus in School - https://www.erasmusinschool.com/ 

Aupair World - https://www.aupairworld.com/en 

CIS Internships - https://www.cisabroad.com/programs/type/intern/  

Verto, first year of university abroad - https://vertoeducation.org/ 

Youth Opportunities - https://www.youthop.com/ 

http://www.longterm.lteg.info/index.php/site/public?view=welcome

Super affordable

https://www.conservationafrica.net/

Wildlife, conservation, 

https://thinkingbeyondborders.org/

Meaningful projects, need based financial aid available

https://www.workaway.info/?fbclid=IwAR1XK5T-F99QF9lg8_b4B9Lc004Ro9jQdG37-wF0qyOGEJXRec7_ASM-A_k

Options for work and travel all around the world 

Can do just summer between high school and uni

http://wwoof.net/

Worldwide opportunities on organic farms - cheap and great way to travel and make a difference

Can do just summer between high school and uni

https://www.globalcitizenyear.org/

$32000 but financial aid available

https://www.volunteerics.org/

For British students only

https://www.realgap.co.uk/

Lots of options - recommended by UCAS

https://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/

Building houses for people in need - options all around the world

https://raleighinternational.org/

Community and environmental projects around the world - no financial aid available 

https://englishforasia.com/

Options for teaching English in HK, China or Macau

http://www.chatteris.org.hk/

Paid English teaching and visa and accommodation support in Hong Kong

https://www.bunac.org/

Help finding work placements also with visas and bank accounts too 

https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes

Subsidised student travel around Europe

https://worldatplay.org/

World at Play enriches lives through sport and play, giving disadvantaged children and marginalised adults the chance to play and learn. Started at UWC Atlantic by students of the college

https://workcamps.sci.ngo/icamps/

Short term work projects in lots of different countries - often very reasonable. 

Can be summer only. 

Take a Gap Year at St Andrew's School, Turi

https://youtu.be/f6yyqtGKH0k

https://www.winterline.com/

Winterline global skills -9 month gap year program. One annual scholarship is awarded to a student graduating from a United World College worldwide and who holds a non-US passport, and who otherwise meets the published criteria of the award. The scholarship covers all costs except round trip travel to/from the program, travel during designated breaks, and personal spending money. Application fee waiver code can be accessed.

RIT Croatia has a post-high school program,

The scholarship can go to 2000 USD but no more. Candidates will receive information about a possible scholarship only after they have been received, and the application deadline is the end of April.

Link:

https://www.rit.edu/admissions/post-high-school-semester