If you are interested in becoming a Rotary Youth Exchange student, please contact your local Rotary club. To locate Rotary clubs in your area, please use the city search program in the Club Locator section of our Rotary International website. As Rotary clubs are named after the cities in which they meet, chances are you will find a club very close to you. If, however, there is no Rotary club where you live, enter the name of the closest large city to your town.
Once you have contacted a club, you will undergo an interview and they will have you fill out the necessary paperwork. Once this is completed and the club considers you successful, you are then directed to the Rotary Youth Exchange chairperson in your area. The chairperson may not be located in your hometown because he/she coordinates the programme for a larger region, which is called a district. The district chairperson and committee members will conduct an interview with you and have you fill out an application form. Once you have completed your application and interviewed the application process is complete.
Alternatively, you can complete the following application form. This will be forwarded to the necessary Rotarian, who will then contact you to arrange for an interview if applicable.
As the Rotary Youth Exchange program is highly selective, you should apply early — up to a year in advance of when you wish to leave. If you are wondering why it is necessary to apply so early, once you are selected, your sponsoring Rotary club and district will work to prepare you for your year away. You will be guided through a series of orientation sessions so you'll be ready for your new life in a new country.
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Updated: January 2007