“Bringing the AYA exchange students
into our school system has helped our
students to fulfill our Mission Statement,
which is: To empower our students to
succeed in the 21st century. This program
helps the students to see the world
through the eyes of someone from
another culture. Because of this program,
our world is becoming more closely
connected in many great ways...”
—Andrew Wielgus, Principal
Ways to Get Involved
When you get involved with AIFS Foundation, you become a catalyst for international understanding. Your support expands access for students, schools, and communities to opportunities for cultural exchange through international travel and education.
Donate
Contribute to AIFS Foundation to help establish and support scholarship programs aligned with our mission.
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Become an AYA School
AYA high schools promote cultural exchange, international understanding and respect for diversity while being eligible for an annual scholarship.
Host a Student
Become an AYA Host Family
to open doors to communication, encourage the exchange of ideas and foster international understanding.
Partner with Us
Partner with us to prepare our youth with skills to succeed in a progressively connected global arena.
Cultural exchange programs expose students to people from different national, religious, geographic and socio-economic backgrounds. In doing so, these programs help students learn how to listen and communicate ideas to develop a greater understanding of diversity. In turn, students build personal relationships, understand a broader range of perspectives and develop language and interpersonal skills. Partner with AIFS Foundation today to support the need for communication and participation in our multicultural society and to champion for a globally competent workforce.
Partner with AIFS Foundation
Partner with us to help promote globalization of our youth and to promote understanding between cultures. Contribute to the AIFS Foundation to offer talented youth in need of financial assistance to have a life-changing experience through cultural exchange.
Become a catalyst for international understanding.
Join Our Mission
AIFS Foundation works in cooperation with many organizations to provide educational and cultural exchange opportunities for students to develop global skills and understanding. With the help of strategic partners and individuals the AIFS Foundation provides grants and scholarships to students for participation in study abroad programs and provides grants to high schools and institutions to encourage international and educational travel.
Become an AIFS Foundation Partner
Partner with the AIFS Foundation to help meet the need for a globally competent workforce. Your donation can establish a new scholarship program and support initiatives to promote understanding between cultures to ensure that young people are ready to join the workforce with global skills in hand.