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New student profiles for June & July 2024 arrivals!

Ready to have an intercultural experience in your own home?
We’re excited to share the profiles of our semester and short programme participants arriving in June and July 2024.
Check out our student profiles and choose the perfect family member to welcome this winter.

Student Profiles
Host Family Zoom 26 Mar 24

Online Information Session: Become an AFS Host Family

Looking for an intercultural experience?
Interested in hosting an exchange student?
Not sure if it’s right for you?

Join us for an online information session to find out more!

Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 7pm

Register for free
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Expand your horizons and dive in to a new adventure!

AFS Aotearoa Scholarships – Karahipi Mātauranga Ao

Intercultural exchange should be accessible for all students in Aotearoa New Zealand. With support from the AFS Education Trust, AFS New Zealand is providing a range of grants and scholarships for students from all walks of life. Click below to find out more about our funding options in 2024 and beyond.

Find out more about our scholarship options here!

"One of the best decisions of my life"

It’s a pretty special feeling to be able to converse in an entirely different language, and to see my grasp of the language improve from very basic sentences and words, to the ability to have full in-depth conversations as I’ve progressed. I’ve also made some great friends over here, and had some amazing new experiences that never would have been possible had I forgone this opportunity. I really can’t express how valuable that is, the vast range of things I’ve done, seen, or tried, things that, to me, are different in ways I never conceived of.

Callum, exchange student from New Zealand to Uruguay