Secondary School Exchange Scholarship

How to Apply

Calendar for SSE Scholarship Application & Notification for a 2023/24 Gap Year in the UK

August 2022: SSE Applications open!

ESU sends participating schools Invitation to Apply.
SSE Applications & information posted on ESU website.
Submit the SSE Application.

October 2022:ESU sends interview materials to the SSE Committee Regional Chairs.

December 2022: SSE Applications Due, December 2nd

Students will submit completed SSE applications as 1 PDF by Friday, December 2nd to their school SSE Coordinator or via email to Alice Uhl at auhl@esuus.org

December 5 - 10, 2022: ESU Regional Chairs conduct interviews (in person or via Zoom/FaceTime).

December 14, 2022: ESU SSE Committee selects finalists and sends SSE applications to the ESU UK for placement.

February 2023: Notifies SSE applicants of their status.

March/April 2023: The ESU US notifies finalists and families of their placement. A $2,000 non-refundable program fee is due to the ESU upon acceptance of placement.

Summer 2023 Pre-departure orientation at the ESU in New York City or virtual TBA.

September 2023: Students depart for UK.