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(800) 727-2437 ext. 5163 or email info@aifs.com

Visit us online at www.aifsabroad.com

Argentina
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China
Costa Rica
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England
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India
Ireland
Italy
Peru
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Multi-Country Travel

Free Flight In Europe for Spring '09 – Apply by September 1!

See more of Europe on AIFS! Apply to an AIFS program in Europe by September 1 and receive a 100 euro travel voucher to use for booking independent travel arrangements through STA Travel during your semester abroad.

For more details about this great offer, visit www.aifsabroad.com/articles/free_flight_europe.asp

Scholarships for Spring 2009

Need help with funding for your Spring 2009 semester abroad with AIFS? Apply for one of our many available scholarships!

If you have a 3.0 or higher GPA and a passion for multicultural or international issues, you can apply for an AIFS International Scholarship.

Submit your AIFS program and scholarship application materials by October 1st to be considered for one of 40 scholarships of $1,000 each for spring semester students.

Learn more about AIFS semester scholarships: www.aifsabroad.com/scholarships.asp#semester

Additional scholarships include:

• Diversity Scholarships
• Study Again Scholarships
• AIFS-HACU Scholarships

Volunteer at a Castle in Prague!

As of Fall Semester 2008, AIFS students have the unique opportunity to apply for positions as volunteers at the Lobkowicz Palace within the precinct of Prague Castle and at Nelahozeves Castle, just outside of Prague. Responsibilities include:

Lobkowicz Palace:

• Prepare informational packets to submit to guidebook publishers
• Prepare information packets in French, German, and Italian
• Greet visitors before and after they visit the galleries to assess expectations and reactions

Nelahozeves Castle:

• Scan important Lobkowicz family photo albums from the 19th and early 20th centuries to create a database of pictures for archival and research purposes.

Learn more about this volunteer opportunity in Prague: www.aifsabroad.com/czechrepublic/prague/year0809/volunteer.asp

Campus Spotlight: Granada, Spain

As a study abroad destination, Granada has it all — a rich cultural and historic legacy, a beautiful language with practical applications in the U.S., and countless museums, churches, monuments, and other places of interest to discover and explore.

With AIFS, you'll visit the Alhambra and Generalife Palace, the Moorish neighborhood of the Albaicin, and the home of poet Garcia Lorca, as well as travel on AIFS excursions to the Costa del Sol, Seville, Cordoba, and Gibraltar. Through the University, you can immerse yourself in Spanish culture by taking Spanish cooking, music, or dancing classes or join a sports team with Spanish university students. 

AIFS fees include tuition, housing in a Spanish homestay or student residence, meals, airfare (if selected), excursions and cultural activities, an optional excursion to Morocco, and an on-site Resident Director. AIFS makes it easy for you to live and study in Granada and experience all that this enchanting city has to offer!

Learn more about AIFS in Granada: www.aifsabroad.com/spain/granada/year0809/index.asp

Have questions? Speak to an Admissions Counselor: (800) 727-2437 ext. 5163 or info@aifs.com.

In Step with the McRaes

Calvin and LaTanya McRae are both Recipients of AIFS Diversity Scholarships

LaTanya McRae, a rising Junior at North Carolina A&T State University, has been spending her summer searching for the perfect luggage. Light, but sturdy, and big enough to store four months’s worth of belongings for her upcoming semester in China. There’s a lot to do before her departure; luckily, she has an expert to help her prepare for her adventure abroad: her brother Calvin, an alumnus of the AIFS program in Prague. The siblings share an interest in learning about other cultures and studying international issues. Now, they have another thing in common: both are recipients of AIFS Diversity Scholarships.

Read the full article: Calvin and LaTanya McRae

Host an AYA Exchange Student and Receive a Scholarship for Study Abroad

Have you or your family considered hosting a foreign exchange student?

Through another AIFS division, Academic Year in America (AYA), American families have the unique opportunity to host exchange students from 30 different countries for five or ten months. AYA is also looking for temporary arrival families to host for 4-6 weeks in August and September. AIFS is excited to offer special scholarships to AIFS study abroad students whose families host a foreign exchange student. If your family hosts a student in Fall 2008, you will earn a scholarship starting at $250 for the summer of 2009!

The Academic Year in America program not only enriches your family but it makes the dream of an international student come true. It’s a great way for you to make the world a smaller, friendlier, more enlightened place.

Check out the AYA Website for details: www.academicyear.org/host.htm.

To learn more about becoming an AYA host family or to gain access to student snapshots, contact Stella Jacaruso at (800) 322-4678 ext. 5164 or e-mail at aya.info@aifs.com.