Application Deadline: January 15, 2025.
Applications are now open for the 2025 AFS Global STEM Academies Scholarships. The AFS Global STEM Academies combine digital and in-person learning, gathering youth from 15 countries worldwide, in which scholars enrich their sustainability knowledge and STEM skills through interactive, hands-on curriculum, while developing critical global competencies, including problem-solving, analytical skills, intercultural understanding, and social innovation.
The Academies begin with a 12-week virtual e-learning curriculum (from home), engaging in global competence skills, social impact, and sustainability-focused workshops, with content co-developed by AFS and the University of Pennsylvania Center for Social Impact Strategy. The virtual portion of the program culminates with student-led social impact projects and presentations that offer potential solutions to real-world challenges, with an emphasis on sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including the topics of climate change and the energy transition.
After completing the virtual curriculum, Academy scholars travel on a 4-week immersive experience to one of the four Academy destinations: Brazil, China, Egypt, or India.
Program scholars earn the Advanced Certificate on Global Competence for Social Impact, awarded by AFS and the University of Pennsylvania Center for Social Impact Strategy. bp, a global energy company, provides funding that supports these scholarships.
Requirements
Nationality/Citizenship or Country of Legal Residence*
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- China
- Egypt
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Trinidad & Tobago
- United Kingdom
- USA
1 September 2007 through 1 April 1 2010
- Participant Age: Must be 15-17.5 years old at the program start date
Language
English
Ability to participate fully, both online and in a classroom setting, in a program conducted entirely in English.
Ability to travel
- Ability and willingness to travel abroad, unaccompanied, to any of the four Academy destinations: Brazil, China, Egypt, and India. Although applicants can rank their destination preference, AFS will select all scholarship winners’ destinations.
Technology
- A computer, smartphone or other digital device to access the virtual program content*
- An integrated webcam and microphone for participation in online dialogue sessions*
- Stable internet or Wi-Fi connection*
Benefits
- Orientations during your time abroad
- Cultural Tours
- Field Trips
- AFS Worldwide Presence
- Intercultural Learning & Emotional Support
- Housing
- Meals
- Airfare
- Airport Pick-up
- Domestic Transport
- Medical Insurance
- 24/7 Emergency Support
- Continuous Support
- Assistance with Application Process
- Visa Application Assistance
After the mandatory virtual exchange, for approximately 4 weeks, scholars will travel to and participate in of the four Academy destinations. The dates of the 2025 in-person Academies are listed below.
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- Brazil: July 12 – August 8, 2025
- China: July 8 – August 7, 2025
- Egypt: July 18 – August 17, 2025
- India: July 18 – August 17, 2025
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the AFS Global STEM Academies Scholarships