Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program

Live and Attend Secondary School for One Year in the USA!  

The U.S. Embassy in Muscat and AMIDEAST are pleased to announce a one-year scholarship for secondary school students in Oman– the prestigious Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program.  

As part of the YES program, you can: 

• Live with an American family
  
• Improve your English
  
• Study at a U.S. high school
  
• Participate in youth leadership activities
  
• Experience U.S. culture and society first-hand
  
• Make new friends
  
• Help Americans learn more about the Sultanate of Oman!

Scholarships cover all major expenses including airfare, health insurance, spending money and educational supplies. American host families provide room and meals at no cost to the student.  

To be eligible, you must: 

• have an excellent academic record
  
• Demonstrate flexibility and a commitment to cross-cultural understanding
  
• Be at least 15 years old by August 1 and no older than 17 by August 1
  
• Be entering grades 10 or 11
  
• Be able to achieve a score of 50 on the SLEP English language proficiency test (international exam offered at AMIDEAST offices)
  
• Not be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.

Scholarship applicants are evaluated on the basis of language skills, applications and supporting documents, an interview, and diversity.

Interested students should apply through the Ministry of Education

Contact the U.S Embassy in Muscat or AMIDEAST offices for more information on the scholarship, the application process and application deadlines:

Public Affairs Section
U.S. Embassy Muscat:
P.O. Box 202, P.C. 115,
Madinat Sultan Qaboos
Sultanate of Oman.
Tel: 968-2464-3406.
Fax: 968-2464-3777
E-mail: baqerbm@state.gov
Contact: Ms. Batool Mohsin Baqer

The YES program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered in the Middle East and North Africa region by a consortium of organizations that includes AYUSA International and AMIDEAST.