Application deadline: Jan 15, 2025
> AFS Intercultural Programs, a non-profit international education organisation, is calling for applications for the 2025 AFS Global STEM Academies.
> This full-scholarship exchange programme engages youth in sustainability, social impact, and STEM to develop key skills, including problem-solving, analytical thinking, intercultural understanding and social innovation.
> Through the AFS Global STEM Academies – which combine virtual and in-person learning – youth enrich their sustainability knowledge and STEM skills through an interactive, hands-on curriculum, while developing critical global competencies that equip them to contribute to a more sustainable future.
> Scholars who complete the programme earn the Advanced Certificate on Global Competence for Social Impact, awarded by AFS and the University of Pennsylvania Center for Social Impact Strategy – a unique opportunity for high school students to earn an Ivy League University-level certificate.
> Scholars are also invited to join the AFS Global STEM alumni community, which offers mentorship, networking, and future academic and professional development opportunities.
> Eligibility: Legal residence in one of the following 16 countries: Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, the United Kingdom, and the United States; date of birth (Sept 1, 2007, through April 1, 2010); and the ability to travel to any of the four Academy destinations: Brazil, China, Egypt or India unaccompanied.
> The programme is conducted entirely in English.
Details:afs.org/global-stem/academies/
