GYGap Year Platform

18 of 18 paths

Comparison view. Some of these charge.

Boren Awards (Boren Scholarship and Boren Fellowship)

Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), administered by IIE

$8,000–$30,000 total

Breaks evenTravel & study
Due Jan 20, 2027 · 80d left

Alice Lloyd College — Tuition-Free Work College (Appalachia)

alc.edu

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Apprenticeship.gov — Registered Apprenticeship Finder (Gateway Tool)

apprenticeship.gov

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Berea College — Tuition-Free Work College

berea.smartcatalogiq.com

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Bruderhof Communities

bruderhof.com

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Caretaker Gazette

caretaker.org

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

College of the Ozarks — Tuition-Free Work College ('Hard Work U')

cofo.edu

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)

Cultural Vistas, funded by the U.S. Department of State and the German Bundestag

$150/mo

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Crewseekers (UK-based, global)

crewseekers.net

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Findacrew.net (sailing passages)

findacrew.com

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) — Military-to-Apprenticeship Gateway

helmetstohardhats.org

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

HelpX

helpx.net

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Plum Village / Deer Park Monastery (Buddhist)

plumvillage.org

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Trusted Housesitters (Sitter membership)

trustedhousesitters.com

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Upaya Zen Center (New Mexico)

upaya.org

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Workaway (USA domestic hosts)

workaway.info

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

WWOOF Independents

wwoof.net

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Yoga / Permaculture Ashram Karma Yoga

permacultureglobal.org

Pays, amount varies

Breaks evenTravel & study
Rolling, no fixed deadline