See the “who administers the CBYX high school program” question within this FAQ for the contact details of the program’s implementer in your home state. Learn more about Germany, U.S. and German relations, and stay up to date with the following additional resources. CBYX on Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter U.S. Department of State: Country

According to the Facts about Germany website, a service of FAZIT Communication GmbH and the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, approximately 19 million Germans have a migratory background. That’s more than 1 in 5 people! Germany is a well-developed country with a high standard of freedom of expression, ranking fourth on the United Nations’

CBYX welcomes applications from all eligible U.S. citizens regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We want American CBYX participants to represent the diversity of the United States to our German host families and host communities. We also want the American families who

Implementing organization staff in Germany work to select host families and place students. We encourage you to express information important to your identity with your American implementing organization as soon as possible, so that our German partners can review this information early in the host family placement process. Information you provide will be used to

Yes! CBYX has many alumni of color who have had amazing exchange experiences. Of course, like any year in your life there will be challenges, but most of our alumni have reported that their experience was overwhelmingly positive. While the application is open, many of our CBYX partners organize virtual events where applicants can talk

Just as in the U.S. there is no “one size fits all” method to approaching a question about your ethnicity or heritage. Pre-departure orientations include tips for handling conversations with people who are not familiar with the racial diversity of the United States. As citizen diplomats, CBYX participants are encouraged to share their personal life

Yes! CBYX has many alumni who identify as LGBTQ+ who have had amazing exchange years. Of course, like any year in your life there will be challenges, but most of our alumni have reported that their experience was overwhelmingly positive. While the application is open, many of our CBYX partners organize virtual events where applicants

There is no “one size fits all” method to approaching a question about your gender or sexuality in Germany. Pre-departure orientations include tips for handling conversations with people who are not as accepting as you may wish. As citizen diplomats, CBYX participants are encouraged to share their personal life experiences and perspectives with their hosts.

Yes! The CBYX program is a reciprocal exchange; in addition to the 250 American CBYX high school students studying in Germany, a similar number of German students also come to the U.S. to live with volunteer host families and attend high school! As a reciprocal exchange program, CBYX encourages the sharing of cultures and development