Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
We are not currently accepting applications. Please check this page for updates.

 

The Kennedy-Lugar YES program is no longer accepting new applications for the 2013/2014 school year.

For those who have applied but have not been contacted, please be patient and wait while we process the applications to contact you.

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program is a scholarship program for Tunisian high-school age students to spend one academic year in the United States. The YES program is a merit-based competition open to students who would not traditionally have access to American Secondary education and who exhibit academic excellence, leadership potential, and a desire to enhance relations between the United States and their home countries.

 

As a YES student, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Live with an American family 
  • Study at a U.S. high school 
  • Participate in a youth leadership training program 
  • Experience U.S. culture and society first-hand 
  • Improve your English 
  • Make new friends 
  • Help Americans learn about your country

Expenses covered by the YES Program

  • Airfare
  • Room and board
  • Health insurance
  • Pocket money – stipend of $125 USD per month
  • Educational supplies

Eligibility

Kennedy-Lugar YES Program eligibility requirements:

  1. You have a record of high academic achievement.
  2. You are currently enrolled in the First or Second year of secondary school (Tunisian Educational System), in Troisième or Seconde (French Educational System).
  3. You were born between July 5th, 1996 and December 9th, 1997.
  4. You demonstrate flexibility and commitment to promoting cross cultural understanding.
  5. You have leadership qualities.
  6. You meet the English proficiency requirement.
  7. You are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and were not born in the United States.

 THEN: You may be able to apply for our YES Program

The Kennedy Lugar YES Experience

 

"YES” student will be able to attend public schools and participate in various activities

 

 The “Kennedy Lugar YES” program not only introduces the American culture to students from all over the Arab World but also allows them to be ambassadors of their own countries.

 

Should you be interested, please attend our Information Sessions:

 

  • AMIDEAST- Tunis: Monday, November 12th, 2012 at 4:45p.m.          
  • AMIDEAST- Tunis: Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 at 5:00p.m.
  • AMIDEAST- Sousse: Friday, November 30th, 2012 at 12:30p.m. and at 4:00p.m.

Deadline: The complete application dossier must be submitted no later than December 17th, 2012

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

 

How to apply?

  1. Complete an AMIDEAST preliminary YES Application 
  2. Provide a high school registration certificate 
  3. Provide official annual grade transcripts of the last three years 
  4. Provide a current photo

Pre-selected students will sit for an English SLEP test and only students who get a score of 45 or more on the test will sit for the TOEFL Junior test (http://www.ets.org/toefl_junior).
Final selection will be based on the application, grades, essays, test and interviews conducted by a local review panel.

You can submit your application directly to AMIDEAST Centers (Sousse and Tunis) or through the Ministry of Education. For more information on how to apply and to know more about planned information sessions to be held in other regions of the country, please contact the YES program coordinator: Nada Belhassen at nbelhassen@amideast.org

   

 

 

THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

 

 For additional information about the Kennedy-Lugar YES Program, please contact:

 

Nada Belhassen
Exchange Program Coordinator
nbelhassen@amideast.org

AMIDEAST – Tunis
22 rue Al Amine Al Abassi
Cite Jardins – 1002 Tunis
Tel: 71.145.745 Fax: 71.145.701

 

For those living in Southern parts of Tunisia, you may contact:

Roxann OUERFELLI
Sousse Office Manager
rouerfelli@amideast.org

AMIDEAST – Sousse 
Avenue Yasser Arafat – 4054 Sahloul
Tel: 71.145.773 Fax: 73.368.978

For additional information about the required Tests, please contact:

Mrs. Nabila Lamouchi Massoussi
Testing Manager 
nlamouchi@amideast.org

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