American Councils for International Education announce the beginning of the US Government-funded Program for High School Students. Finalists of the competition will have the opportunity to live with an American family and study in an American high school during 2013-2014 academic years. The program pays for all travel, housing and living expenses for program participants.

We invite all students to participate in the competition who:

• were born in the period between January 1, 1996 to July 15, 1998;
• have not lived in the United States for more than three months in the last five years;
• and who speak English well.

This program is open to all high school students who meet requirements of the program including students with disabilities. More than 200 disabled students have already studied in the U.S. on this program.

In order to participate in the competition you must bring:

• your birth certificate or passport;
• one recent photograph 3x4;
• a pen.