FLEX Program
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The FLEX Program is a cultural exchange program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered in Kazakhstan by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils) and supported by the Ministry of Education of Kazakhstan. The program provides students from across Kazakhstan with the opportunity to study in a U.S. high school and live in an American host family for one academic year.
The primary goal of the FLEX program is to improve mutual understanding and develop and strengthen long-term relationships between citizens of the United States and other peoples and countries. The U.S. Department of State supports exchanges for secondary school students from over 50 countries through FLEX and other academic year programs. Since the program’s inception in 1993, over 27,000 students have participated in the FLEX program.
Program Requirements
The competition for the FLEX scholarship is merit-based and open at no cost to applicants who meet the following requirements:
Age requirements
School requirements
Be enrolled in 8th, 9th or 10th grade, or the 1st year of college (after 9th grade)
Be enrolled in and attending a secondary school/college in Kazakhstan, at the time of application
English proficiency
Have a good knowledge of the English language
Academic standing
Have an academic standing of good or better
Visa requirements
Meet U.S. J-1 visa eligibility requirements
Program Contact
+7 727 291 9226