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Youth For Understanding USA

6400 Goldsboro Road
Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20817
United States
Phone: 1.800.Teenage
Fax: 240.235.2174

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Academic Year in Japan

  Japan

Term: Academic Year 
Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Dates: 10-11 months departing in March

Description: Youth For Understanding (YFU) International exchange, an educational, nonprofit organization, prepares young people for their opportunities and responsibilities in a changing, interdependent world. With YFU, high school students and recent graduates can choose a year, semester, or summer program in one of more than 35 countries worldwide. Many corporate and government scholarships are available.

Highlights: Live with a host family while attending school. Benefits include fluency in another language, knowledge of another culture, increased maturity, enhanced opportunities for the future, and lifelong friendships. College credit can be earned while on any YFU program.

Type of Programs :
  • High School Study Abroad
Languages :
  • Japanese
Subject Areas :
  • Asian Studies
  • Culture
  • High School Program
  • Intensive Language
  • Japanese

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Cost Include Description:
Round-trip domestic and international travel, orientation programs and materials, placement with a carefully screened YFU host family, support in the host country, enrollment in school.

Experience Required: no

Typical Living Arrangements :
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Japan in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. - Japan-US Mutual Understanding Program for the 21st Century Scholarship is available for students who wish to apply. Please contact admissions at 1-800-teenage for more information.

Application Process Involves:

  • In-Person Interview Required
  • Letters of Reference
  • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Written Application

Post Services Include:

  • Alumni Network
  • Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Youth For Understanding USA's Mission Statement: Youth For Understanding (YFU) prepares young people for their responsibilities and opportunities in a changing, interdependent world.

Year Founded: YFU in 1951



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