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Host in 2024

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Could you be our next superstar host family? Check out our latest student profiles and get ready to welcome a new family member in 2024!

2024 host student profiles
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AFS Aotearoa 75th Anniversary 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 scholarships for students from all walks of life. Click below to find out more about our funding options in 2023 and beyond.

Expand your horizons and dive in to a new adventure!

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