• In cooperation with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., we award scholarships to assist inner-city students to participate in a summer study abroad program where they learn about another culture and study Spanish.
• In partnership with the Winston-Salem Foundation, scholarship funds enable students from North Carolina to travel to China for the summer for an educational experience of a lifetime.
• Students from North Carolina participate in the George and Nell Kahdy scholarship with scholarships for summer study abroad programs.
• One student from Germany receives a full scholarship as part of the Sir Cyril Taylor Scholarship to participate in a full year program to study in the U.S. This scholarship is named in honor of Sir Cyril Taylor, the Founder of the AIFS Foundation. Sir Cyril Taylor dedicated more than 50 years to the field of international education and inspired others regarding the vital importance of international education in the world today.

• The AIFS Foundation, in partnership with the Russel and Deborah Taylor Foundation, supports study abroad around the world at universities abroad.
• Through the John Linakis scholarship program, students with an interest in social justice are awarded scholarships to pursue a university level study abroad experience.
• The Foundation provides scholarship funds to Diversity Abroad to assist university-level scholars from under-served populations to study abroad each year.
• Funds are provided to the Fund for Education Abroad to enable students from under-served populations to pursue study abroad opportunities.

The AIFS Foundation annually awards grants to assist high schools across the U.S. to develop programs that increase international understanding. These grants are awarded to schools that illustrate a commitment to international exchange by hosting international students and developing projects, programs, and events that teach students about global awareness.

These grants are awarded in memory of Tony Cook. For almost 30 years, Tony Cook served his country as a career officer in the United States Information Agency. He was a graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown Law School. After retiring from the U.S. Department of State, he became the Executive Director of the AIFS Foundation and served for many years. Mr. Cook’s dedication to the ideals of fostering international understanding led to the establishment of the Tony Cook Memorial Grant.

The Tony Cook Memorial Grant provides each selected high school with a $1,000 grant. All Academic Year in America participating schools are invited to submit a proposal outlining a program or project to promote international education and global awareness. Winning proposals have included the purchase of foreign language DVDs, sponsorship of a cultural event during International Education Week, local field trips for international students, and the acquisition of a projector for exchange student presentations.

Through this program the AIFS Foundation hopes to demonstrate its dedication to the highest ideals of international education and to support and encourage the growth of international education in local high schools across the U.S.

The AIFS Foundation Board of Trustees supports and values our mission. The Trustees sponsor a scholarship for a deserving student or group of students to travel and study abroad in order to gain valuable international experience and to help foster greater understanding among people of the world.

The AIFS Foundation partners with the Institute of International Education (IIE) to co-author publications regarding study abroad to help provide insight and inspiration to this important area of study and globalization.