Key Activities:      

CBYX for Young Professionals:

·      Approximately 65 American and approximately 65 German participants, ages 18.5-24, engage in year-long academic and professional exchanges.

·      American participants complete two months of in-country German language training, study for one semester at a German university, technical, or professional school, and gain practical work experience.

·      German participants study for one semester at a U.S. university, college, technical, or professional school and gain practical work experience.

·      Both American and German participants live with host families throughout the program year.

CBBSX:

·      Ten U.S. Congressional and 10 German parliamentary staffers participate in a short-term reciprocal exchange with each other’s legislatures.

·      The U.S. recipient organization provides travel and administrative support for the outbound CBBSX exchange by coordinating round-trip airfare for the U.S. delegation.

Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional information.