Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX)
A Fully-Funded State Department Scholarship Program Offering Young Americans The Opportunity To Live With A Host Family And Attend High School In Germany For A Year.
About CBYX
Become fluent in German, learn another culture and expand your horizons to the world!
Jointly funded by the German Bundestag and the U.S. Congress, the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) is a full scholarship exchange program that offers young Americans the opportunity to live with a host family and attend high school in Germany for a year. You could be one of 250 students chosen to represent the United States as a CBYX Youth Ambassador.
CIEE administers the CBYX program for students from: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Washington D.C.
Apply
To be notified when the application opens for 2020-2021, please fill out this form. |
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Important Dates
| Deadline December 11, 2018 2nd Round Notification January 30, 2019 Student Semi-Finalist Interviews February 16-17: Herndon, VA March 9-10: Atlanta, GA March 16-17: Dallas, TX Final Notification April 1, 2019 |
Deadline for Secondary Application Language and Cultural Immersion Camp in Germany |
Eligibility
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- You must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- To be eligible for the 2018-2019 program, you must be between the ages of 15 and 18 and 6 months by August 1, 2019. Birthdate range: February 1, 2001-August 1, 2004.
- German language is not a requirement.
Resources
Quick Facts
Basic information about the CBYX scholarship (pdf)
For Parents
FAQs and Resources (pdf)
For Students
FAQs and Resources (pdf)
For School Counselors
FAQs and Resources (pdf)
Contact Us
CBYX Program
Council on International Educational Exchange
300 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101 USA
1 (800) 448-9944
cb@ciee.org