Secondary School Exchange Scholarship

How to Apply

Calendar for SSE Scholarship Application & Notification for a 2022/23 Gap Year in the UK

September 2021: SSE Applications open!

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

December 2021:ESU sends interview materials to the SSE Committee Regional Chairs.

February 2022: SSE Applications Due, February 15th

Students will submit completed SSE applications as 1 PDF by Tuesday, February 15th to their school SSE Coordinator or via email to Alice Uhl at auhl@esuus.org

February 15 - 20, 2022: ESU Regional Chairs conduct interviews (in person or via Zoom/FaceTime).

March 1, 2022: ESU SSE Committee selects finalists and sends SSE application to the ESU UK for placement. Notifies SSE applicant of their status.

By late March/early April 2022: 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 2022: Pre-departure orientation at the ESU in New York City or virtual TBA.

September 2022: Students depart for UK.