Scholarships are now available for the all AFS Youth Assembly Academies! Application deadline is December 15, 2023.
Scholarships for the Youth Assembly Academies cover the program registration fees, which gives you access to everything listed as included in the program, plus a travel stipend in the form of a reimbursement for your transportation costs.
Discover the eligibility requirements and the resources that are available to support your participation in the AFS Youth Assembly.
As global citizens we need to come together to save our planet, our people, our shared prosperity and create a peaceful world where we and future generations can live and thrive. The AFS Youth Assembly is a global platform that cultivates an international network of young leaders and changemakers through exchange, education, action and impact. The 2024 event agenda will focus on:
Get inspired by today’s trailblazers and influencers
Interact with panels of experts and leaders in various areas of inquiry
Engage in in-depth discussions or activities to develop practical skills
Finalists pitch their ideas to distinguished panel of judges for funding
Get first-hand and theoretical knowledge of founding, financing, and growing a startup in climate change-focused sectors.
Organized by the Center for Social Impact Strategy at the University of Pennsylvania, you’ll get the tools, training, and connections to create and test new ideas for social innovation, in the style of a team-based hackathon.
Understand major issues within international affairs and sustainable development, and learn directly from principal actors in the field, such as the United Nations and country missions to the UN!
This hands-on program is designed to assemble a motivated, international cohort of young educators to engage in interactive learning and skill-building around global citizenship education.
Make connections with young leaders from all over the world
Find out the winners of the Outstanding Youth Delegate Award
Get an inside look into the working of global and national institutions and organizations
Make new friends or collaborators through special dinners, CultureFest and more
We are dedicated to making the Youth Assembly a diverse, inclusive, accessible event that includes young people from as many countries and communities as possible. This cannot be done without the support of generous AFS Youth Assembly Sponsors.
As a sponsor you can empower and connect with the next generation of leaders while demonstrating in a tangible way, your organization’s commitment to diversity by developing youth from countries and backgrounds around the world to tackle global challenges and transform their vision for a better future into action.
