Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program

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U.S. government educational program scholarship program student exchange program

The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program is a U.S. government–funded scholarship initiative that brings high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations to live and study in the United States for an academic year to promote mutual understanding and cultural exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. government educational program ⓘ
scholarship program ⓘ
student exchange program ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs YES Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
alumniActivities civic engagement initiatives ⓘ
community service projects ⓘ
leadership workshops ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibilityCriterion students from countries with significant Muslim populations ⓘ
field cultural diplomacy ⓘ
international education ⓘ
youth exchange ⓘ
fundedBy U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal build leadership skills among youth ⓘ
foster cultural exchange ⓘ
promote mutual understanding between the United States and countries with significant Muslim populations ⓘ
support public diplomacy objectives of the United States ⓘ
hasAlumni YES alumni network ⓘ
hasComponent Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 2002 ⓘ
includes community service opportunities ⓘ
cultural activities ⓘ
enrollment in U.S. high school ⓘ
host family stay ⓘ
orientation and re-entry seminars ⓘ
locationOfEducation United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Edward M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard G. Lugar NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers full scholarship ⓘ
operatesIn multiple partner countries ⓘ
participantRole exchange student ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
programDuration one academic year ⓘ
provides J-1 exchange visitor visas ⓘ
relatedProgram Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
selectionCriterion English language ability ⓘ
academic merit ⓘ
community involvement ⓘ
leadership potential ⓘ
selectionProcess competitive ⓘ
sponsorType government-sponsored ⓘ
startTime 2003–2004 academic year ⓘ
targetGroup high school students ⓘ
secondary school students ⓘ
website https://www.yesprograms.org ⓘ

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs → program → Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program ⓘ