Scholarships for 9th/10th study in USA

 

Youth Exchange and Study YES program for USA

Last date to appy is 20-10-2020

YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY YES PROGRAM FOR USA 2020

 

 

 

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Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program scholarships, fully funded scholarships for Matric and O-Level students in Pakistan to study at American High Schools in USA and live with American host families for one year. Youth Exchange and Study program is funded by the US government and is open for secondary school students in 39 countries.

 

High School students will be enrolled for one full academic in Americal schools in US, and may also be able to par[1]cipate in co-curricular and extra-curricular acviŸes to develop a full understanding of American culture by interacng with Americans. Since 2003, the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program has provided scholarships to 1,274 high school students from all over Pakistan.

 

 

Last date to apply for the YES program is October 20, 2020.

 

 

 

Benefits of YES program for High School Studies in USA

 

The52 program is fully sponsored and the scholarship covers all major costs like Airfare

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US Visa Fee

 

Boarding and Lodging in the U.S.A. (Residence and Meals)

 

School Tuion and

 

$125 per month spend.

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for Youth Exchange and Study YES program USA

 

Pakistani ci zen residing in Pakistan

 

Studetns enrolled in 9th or 10th grade or ‘O’ Levels students. (O’ Level 11th graders are not eligible)

 

Minimum 15 years of age and not older than 17 years on August 1, 2021. (born between 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2006)

 

Minimum 60% marks in all major/core subjects (English, Mathemacs, Sciences) in the last examinaon; overall minimum average 60% marks for the past three years. (Students with a gap year or a repeated year are not eligible.)

 

Can communicate in English. Minimum 60% marks in English exam during the past three years (2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20).

 

Have not traveled to the United States.

 

Note: Minimum 60% marks in all subjects in the examinaon that will be held before departure to the U.S.A. (The annual exams that will be held in 2021). Students will be required to send their mark sheets of the last examinaon when they receive the mark sheets.

 

Students who meet the following in addion to the above criteria are likely to be short listed for the final round of selec(on.

 

Pass Entry Test.

 

Know and pracce Pakistani culture and values, and able to represent the same in the U.S. schools and communies.

 

Demonstrate maturity, flexibility, adaptability, good character and scholasc aptude.

 

Willingness to par‰cipate in host family’s daily life.

 

Record of all necessary immunizaons, as outlined in the Final Student Applicaon, before arriving in the U.S.A.

 

Demonstrate flexibility and a commitment to promoung cross-cultural understanding.

 

Agreement to aend classes as a full-ome student and maintain at least a ‘B’ Grade average in American high school.

 

Willingness and agreement to abide by the ‘YES Student Rules’ as outlined in the YES Final Applicaon and all other rules and policies during the program.

 

Meet U.S. J-1 visa eligibility requirements.

 

How to apply for Youth Exchange and Study program for Study in USA

 

STEP-1 Preliminary Applicaon

 

Students who fulfill the Selecoon Criteria and agree to the Parent Student Agreement and General Program Rules can apply for the scholarship. They can download the Preliminary Applicaons from www.yespk.org (hp://www.yespk.org/)

 

and send the documents through courier SIE o ce. Female students, students with physical disabilies and students from non-elite and government schools who meet the criteria are strongly encouraged to 52

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Students who are eligible according to the Selecoon Criteria but their schools are not interested in forwarding the YES Preliminary Applicaons can courier their applicaons independently.

 

STEP-2 Entry Test:

 

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er inival Preliminary Applicaon screening, short listed applicants will be nofied for YES Orientaon and Entry Test through leers and/or e-mails to their addresses menoned in the Preliminary Applicaons. (SIE is not responsible for wrong / incomplete or change in addresses.)

 

STEP-3 Interview and Group Ac vity:

 

Students who pass the Entry Test will be nofied via leers for appearing in interview and group acvity.

 

Students will be required to fill up YES Final Applicaon (aached with the leer) and appear in Interviews. (Students are required to appear on the interview day with completely filled YES Final Applicaon along with required documents.)

 

STEP-4 Standardized English language test for internaonal students:

 

Short listed students aer the interviews will be required to take a standardized English language test for internaonal students.

 

STEP-5 Final Evaluaon:

 

Final selecoon of students will be based on Entry Test, Interviews and neatly filled completed YES Final Applicaon with all required documents.

 

The finalists will be noofied by a leer and Scholarship Acceptance form from the YES program o ce.

 

Keep checking the announcement secon of YES website or Facebook page for updates and informaon.

 

Important Note: Providing any false/forged documents or informaon or any discrepancy found at any stage of selecon process will result in disqualificaon of the applicant.

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