GYGap Year Platform

39 of 39 paths

Every one of these pays you.

Churchill Scholarship

Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States

$80,000 total

Funding at riskTravel & studyDegree
Due Nov 2, 2026 · 1d left

Fulbright Austria US Teaching Assistantship (USTA)

Fulbright Austria (Austrian-American Educational Commission), funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education

€1,631–€2,012/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Due Nov 14, 2026 · 13d left

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

$4,000/mo

ResearchDegree
Due Jan 16, 2027 · 75d left

EPIK (English Program in Korea)

National Institute for International Education (NIIE), Korean Ministry of Education

₩2,100,000–₩3,000,000/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Brazil

US Department of State / IIE, with the Fulbright Commission Brazil

$1,020/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Czech Republic

US Department of State / IIE, with the Czech Fulbright Commission

CZK 35,000/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Indonesia

US Department of State / IIE, with AMINEF (American Indonesian Exchange Foundation) in-country

$700/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Jordan

US Department of State / IIE, with the Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange

$2,250/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Morocco

US Department of State / IIE, with MACECE (Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange)

$1,500/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Poland

US Department of State / IIE, with the Polish-US Fulbright Commission

$1,200/mo

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (administered by IIE)

Pays, amount varies

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Fulbright U.S. Student Program — English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Awards

U.S. Department of State / Institute of International Education (Fulbright Program)

Pays, amount varies

Funding at riskTeaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Trust / University of Cambridge

£22,050/yr

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

George J. Mitchell Scholarship

US-Ireland Alliance

Pays, amount varies

PausedTravel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (independent board)

$4,283/mo

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

HESS Educational Organization - Taiwan

HESS International Educational Group (private buxiban chain)

NT$680–NT$730/hr

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

$100/mo

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

JET Programme — Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme (CLAIR / Japanese government), via JET Program USA

¥4,020,000–¥4,320,000/yr

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Stanford University

Pays, amount varies

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Luce Scholars Program

Henry Luce Foundation

$32,000–$42,000 total

ResearchDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (British Government)

Pays, amount varies

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

NALCAP — North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain

Spanish Ministry of Education

€800–€1,000/mo

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Intramural Training & Education

$46,100–$59,300/yr

ResearchDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

$25,000/yr

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S. federal agency)

$10,000 total

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Princeton in Africa Fellowship

Princeton in Africa (independent nonprofit affiliated with Princeton University)

$350–$1,000/mo

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Princeton in Asia Fellowship

Princeton in Asia (independent nonprofit affiliated with Princeton University)

Pays, amount varies

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Rhodes Scholarship (United States)

Rhodes Trust

£20,400/yr

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Schwarzman Scholars

Schwarzman Scholars / Tsinghua University

Pays, amount varies

$0 upfront to start

ResearchDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

South Korea Private Hagwon Teaching (E-2 Visa)

hikorea.go.kr

Pays, amount varies

Paid workDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program (TFETP)

Ministry of Education (Taiwan), K-12 Education Administration

NT$45,000–NT$78,045/mo

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG)

tlg.gov.ge

Pays, amount varies

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Teach For America

Teach For America

$32,000–$72,000/yr

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)

French Ministry of Education, via Villa Albertine / French Embassy Cultural Services

€1,011–€1,364/mo

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Thailand Government School English Teaching (OBEC public schools)

Thai Ministry of Education public schools (OBEC), hired directly or via private placement agencies

THB 25,000–THB 45,000/mo

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Watson Foundation

$40,000 total

ResearchDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Venture for America Fellowship

Venture for America

Pays, amount varies

ServiceDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Vietnam Public School English Teaching

Vietnamese public schools and provincial Departments of Education and Training, usually contracted through language-center partners

₫30,000,000–₫40,000,000/mo

Teaching abroadDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline

Yenching Academy of Peking University

Peking University

Pays, amount varies

Travel & studyDegree
Rolling, no fixed deadline