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AFS-USA announced that Ruth Remillard, a high school student from Ebensburg, is one of 210 American high school students to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year.

CBYX is a bilateral exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag (Parliament).

As a CBYX scholar, Ruth will spend the academic year in Germany living with a host family, attending a German high school and participating in language learning and cultural immersion training to gain a better understanding of German culture, language and everyday life.

Conditions permitting, there may be opportunities to visit the German Bundestag, meet with American and German government officials, participate in intercultural seminars and explore the country through excursions to nearby cities and historical sites.

Each year, on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, AFS-USA awards 52 CBYX scholarships to high-achieving high school students from 14 states, allowing youth from an array of communities to participate in a full cultural immersion experience.

The CBYX program, which is jointly funded by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag, was created to foster mutual understanding and strengthen ties between Germany and the U.S. through citizen diplomacy. The program is a true public-private partnership, leveraging the contributions of host families, educational institutions and local communities.

Not only do American students go abroad to Germany, but German students also come to live and study in the United States.

For more information about CBYX, visit exchanges

.state.gov/cbyx or contact AFS at cbyx@afsusa.org or 646-751-2161. German language skills are not required to apply for the scholarship. To learn more about hosting, visit afsusa.org/host.