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Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Offers an Academic Year Abroad in Germany. U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag scholarship program for high school students to study abroad in Germany. Washington, D.C. – Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) has launched its nationwide application for high school students and recent graduates to study abroad in Germany for the 2024-2025

We are pleased to announce Alyssa Boos as the March 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Alyssa, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Bock family in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Alyssa was accepted to the program for the 2020-2021 school year but was delayed in participating

We are pleased to announce Annika Wendel as the March 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Annika, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professionals participant placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted in Emporia, Kansas. Annika is focused on making her exchange year her “Yes Year” – a year when she says yes to as

We are pleased to announce Diego Mendoza Casas as the February 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Diego, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Bergedieck family in Weimar, Thuringia. Diego’s inspiration for applying to the CBYX program was his mother, who is from Colombia and

We are pleased to announce Rolf Heydrich as the February 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Rolf, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant placed by ASSE, is hosted by the Hill family in Kingsbury, Texas. Rolf’s host parents say “they couldn’t have picked a better exchange student to become a part of

We are pleased to announce Darren Paredes as the January 2023 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Darren, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant recruited by CIEE, is hosted by the Eumann family in Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia. Darren is keeping busy by participating as a member of the Youth Parliament in his host

We are pleased to announce Laura Bitondi as the January 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Laura, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant placed by YFU, is hosted by Julia Josling in Jackson, Michigan. Seeing her exchange year as an opportunity to grow, Laura is embarking on a variety of challenging classes

We are pleased to announce Arthur Wellenstein as the December 2022 CBYX U.S. Participant of the Month! Arthur, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Vocational program participant recruited by Nacel Open Door, is hosted by the Puke family in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Baden Wuerttemberg. Arthur felt right at home with his host family from the start and is

We are pleased to announce Tabea Mailander as the December 2022 CBYX German Participant of the Month! Tabea, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Young Professional participant placed by Cultural Vistas, is hosted by the Selman family in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tabea is engaging with several organizations and events in her host community. She helps out in