Youth - Youth Exchange

UtahRotary Youth Exchange Program is working to send both short-term and long-term students from Utah abroad. Please contact the Youth Exchange Chair in District 5420, Aaron Lowe at [email protected] or 801-592-0913 for more information.

• For students 15-18 ½ years old
• Usually last 10-11 months. Student lives with more than one family in the host country and is required to attend school. May be extended to include part or all of the holiday/vacation periods immediately before and after the academic year.
• Applicants must complete the application process before December 15 to leave the following academic year. Interviews will be held in January, and orientation will take place in the spring.
• To learn more about exchanges click here.

To apply for a Long Term exchange please complete the application at http://yehub.net/SNX-obapp.

• • For students 15-18 ½ years old
  • These exchanges typically last several weeks; they often take place when school is not in session and usually do not include an academic program. Short-term exchanges generally involve a homestay experience with a family in the host country, then his/her host brother or sister will return with them to stay in their home for a period of time. This is called a family-to-family exchange.
  • Applicants must complete the application process before December 15 to leave the following academic year. Interviews will be held in January, and orientation will take place in the spring.
  • To learn more about exchanges click here.

To apply for a Short Term exchange please complete the application at http://yehub.net/SNX-stapp.

• For students 18-30 years old
• These specialized short-term exchanges last three to six weeks and focuses on offering young people a vocational/education experience for college or tech school attendees. Applicants will be placed in a foreign country to learn skills and/or provide service in that country.
• Applicants must complete the application process before December 15 to leave the following academic year. Interviews will be held in January, and orientation will take place in the spring.

To apply for a New Generations exchange please complete the application at http://yehub.net/SNX-stapp.

Rotarians are volunteers. They don’t get paid to coordinate exchanges. Also, our host families don’t receive payment to have students live with them. As such, our exchange students pay a fraction of what they’d pay if they went through other exchange programs.

The cost of Short-term and New Generations Exchanges, including, passport, plane tickets, visas, travel insurance, additional immunizations, spending money, gifts and personal items are the paid for directly by the student and their family. Rotary only charges $150 for a swag package for students.

The cost of Long-term Exchanges for students in our Utah Rotary District is approximately $6,500, depending on cost of insurance. The Long-term exchange flat fee covers the following:

• Housing & food (covered by host families)
• Round trip airfare
• Travel documents
• Health and accident insurance (costs vary depending on which country you go to)
• A Rotary Exchange jacket
• Rotary hoodie
• Name tag
• Buttons for exchanging

Sharing in the costs of the exchange are:

• Host families who pay for room and board
• Host community who cover school tuition and arrangements
• Host Rotary club who provide you each month of the exchange (long-term only) the equivalent of $100 U.S. dollars in cash.

Utah Rotary Youth Exchange has relationships with many countries. There are limited slots for each country and we don’t exchange with all countries every year. Students will identify their top preferences, but cannot be guaranteed any particular country. Here is a list of the common countries we exchange with, but this list is not exhaustive. We may be able to exchange with other additional countries upon request.