Where you can do a gap year
55 countries with gap years an American can actually do. Click one to see them all.
12–45–910+programsNot open to Americans
United Kingdom
10 gap years you can do here
- Churchill ScholarshipWinston Churchill Foundation of the United States$80,000 totalPays youTravel & study
- Gates Cambridge ScholarshipGates Cambridge Trust / University of Cambridge£22,050/yrPays youTravel & study
- Marshall ScholarshipMarshall Aid Commemoration Commission (British Government)Pays, amount variesPays youTravel & study
- Rhodes Scholarship (United States)Rhodes Trust£20,400/yrPays youTravel & study
- Bruderhof Communitiesbruderhof.comRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenTravel & study
- Iona Community (Scotland)iona.org.ukRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenPaid work
- Trusted Housesitters (Sitter membership)trustedhousesitters.comRoughly breaks evenBreaks evenTravel & study
- AIFS – Study Abroad Semester (Gap Year Compatible)aifabroad.comFee variesYou payTravel & study
- IJGD (Germany) / UNA Exchange (UK) — Workcamp coalitionsijgd.deFee variesYou payService
- Verto Education – Freshman Year Abroadeathealthy365.comFee variesYou payTravel & study
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