The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) is a US federal government program that provides opportunities for high school age students from Eurasia to spend a year in the United States, living with a family and attending a U.S. high school.

This scholarship program is fully funded by the United States government and administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.

The scholarship is awarded through a merit-based competition, open at no cost to secondary school applicants from Armenia and other NIS countries. Its goal is to provide an opportunity for high school students from Eurasia to experience life in a democratic society in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia as well as to extend a hand of friendship from the people of the United States of America to the people from NIS countries.

Applicants are tested and screened in an elaborate open, merit-based competition consisting of three rounds. All finalists participate in a pre-departure orientation in their home countries 4-6 weeks before they depart for the United States.  Students live with volunteer, unpaid host families, attend high school tuition-free, and engage in local, cultural enhancement activities, frequently with a civic education or community service focus that is in keeping with the democracy-building goals of the program.

For details about the application process, selection, and program schedule, visit the FLEX Application & Program Schedule.