Future Leaders Exchange

A merit-based scholarship program for high school students from countries formerly part of the Soviet Union.

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study

A merit-based scholarship program for high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations.

American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange

A merit-based high school scholarship program promoting leadership and cultural exchange.

Exchanges for Culture, Education and Leadership

A merit-based high school scholarship program promoting leadership among youth from Lithuania.

Recent News

04/19/2012 - 18:08

 

Documentary Featuring ExCEL Participants Debuts on Lithuanian National Television 
 
On April 26, 2012, the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) channel will premiere a documentary featuring participants from the Exchanges for Culture, Education, and Leadership program (ExCEL). Funded by the U.S. State Department, the documentary shares the experiences of Lithuanian high school students studying abroad in the U.S.
 

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Recent Images

  • 12/14/2010 - 04:23
    Karina (Ukraine) and Smilja (Montenegro) are interviewed with their host mom by a local radio station in Michigan
  • 11/23/2010 - 15:43
    Aigerim (Kazakhstan) teaches the American adults a traditional Kazakh dance in Curfu, NY
  • 11/16/2010 - 16:32
    Saranda (Kosovo) participates in her school's flag ceremony for exchange students in Wisconsin.
  • 10/25/2010 - 18:37
    Dmytro (Ukraine) and Gojko (Montenegro) sleep outside at Drake University as part of Reggie's Sleepout, raising funds and awareness about homelessness in Iowa
  • 10/21/2010 - 04:33
    Ahmad Saif (Pakistan) shakes hands with Congressman John Olver of Massachusetts
  • 10/21/2010 - 04:09
    Nevena (Serbia), with her host sister, decorated her room with post-it notes to record her memories during her year in Boulder, CO
  • 10/19/2010 - 13:25
    YES students from Afghanistan help at the "Beyond the 11th" 62-mile bike ride fundraiser near Boston
  • 10/19/2010 - 13:25
    ExCEL, FLEX and YES students enjoy a picnic with their host families and learn about the legendary Piasa Bird of Alton, IL
  • 10/19/2010 - 13:25
    Michael Arsenault, Farangis (Tajikistan), Aseel (Israel) and Sulaiman (Kuwait) volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Colorado Springs
  • 10/19/2010 - 06:18
    Vira (Ukraine) and Aliya (Kazakhstan) show their pride during their school's homecoming parade in Neenah, WI
  • 10/18/2010 - 19:43
    A YES student from Afghanistan sits with her host mother on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
  • 09/29/2010 - 02:37
    Yuliya (Ukraine) flying kites outside with her host sister in Florida
  • 09/28/2010 - 18:05
    Sharif (Bangladesh) and Tanya (Russia) join other students at a wild rice festival of the Ojibwa Indians in Lac Du Flambeau, WI
  • 09/23/2010 - 21:29
    Linda (Albania) and Mariya (Russia) volunteer at a local elementary school bike-athon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Mississippi
  • 09/22/2010 - 20:48
    Host sisters, Karina (Ukraine) and Smilja (Montenegro), excited to have made their high school's junior varsity cheerleading squad in Michigan
  • 09/10/2010 - 17:48
    Ola (Kuwait), Nen (Russia) and Ilona (Turkmenistan), meet former Sec. of State James Baker in Salado, TX
  • 08/31/2010 - 15:36
    Lyuda (Ukraine) and Asma (Tunisia) help set up the Guiness Book of World Records' second largest salt and pepper shaker display in Traer, IA!
  • 08/27/2010 - 12:51
    FLEX, YES and A-SMYLE students arrive from Ukraine, Russia, Serbia and Albania (Aug 26)
  • 08/26/2010 - 04:51
    YES and ExCEL students arrive from Kosovo and Lithuania (Aug 25)
  • 08/26/2010 - 04:51
    FLEX students arrive from Azerbaijan and Russia (Aug 25)
  • 08/26/2010 - 04:51
    FLEX student, Sona, arrives from Armenia (Aug 25)
  • 08/26/2010 - 04:51
    Students arrive from Balkanabat, Turkmenistan (Aug 25)
  • 08/18/2010 - 03:34
    YES and A-SMYLE students arrive from Albania and Serbia (Aug 17)
  • 08/17/2010 - 13:43
    Summer Local Coordinator Workshop in Washington, DC
  • 08/15/2010 - 18:56
    A YES student from Afghanistan visits a Buddhist peace pagoda with her host mother in Vermont
  • 08/15/2010 - 18:16
    Igor (Montenegro) is met at the airport by his host family and Local Coordinator
  • 08/12/2010 - 06:32
    FLEX students arrive from Ukraine (Aug 11)
  • 08/10/2010 - 18:01
    Mohammed (Yemen) on his host family's farm in Oregon
  • 08/05/2010 - 14:15
    FLEX students arrive from Russia (Aug 2) and the first ever ExCEL participant from Lithuania (Aug 4)
  • 08/05/2010 - 12:15
    FLEX students arrive from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (Aug 3)
  • 08/03/2010 - 02:22
    Overnighting in DC before flying on to their host families
  • 08/03/2010 - 02:22
    FLEX students arrive from Georgia, Russia and Ukraine (July 23)
  • 08/02/2010 - 16:44
    Nikola (Serbia) is met by his Local Coordinator at the airport