The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program (CBYX) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag. The CBYX Scholarship is administered in the states listed below by YFU USA and is for motivated high school students who want to live with a host family and attend school for an academic year in Germany.

No previous German language experience is required. Students who have previously participated in a semester or year exchange in another country are not eligible for the Germany programs and scholarships.

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be a current high school student at the time of application, with a GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• YFU applicants must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin

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AGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Students must be 15 to 18 ½ on August 1 of the program departure year: born between February 1, 2006 and August 1, 2009 for the 2024-25 program year.