47 paths tracked · nothing here is sponsored
Search every gap year we know of
Boren Awards (Boren Scholarship and Boren Fellowship)
Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), administered by IIE
$8,000–$30,000 total
Serving and Learning Together (SALT)
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Pays, amount varies
Alice Lloyd College — Tuition-Free Work College (Appalachia)
alc.edu
Pays, amount varies
American Climate Corps (Federal)
whitehouse.gov
Pays, amount varies
Apprenticeship.gov — Registered Apprenticeship Finder (Gateway Tool)
apprenticeship.gov
Pays, amount varies
Berea College — Tuition-Free Work College
berea.smartcatalogiq.com
Pays, amount varies
Bruderhof Communities
bruderhof.com
Pays, amount varies
Caretaker Gazette
caretaker.org
Pays, amount varies
Central European Teaching Program (CETP) - Hungary
Central European Teaching Program (private US-based placement organization)
Pays, amount varies
$2,200–$2,500 upfront to start
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
U.S. Department of State (administered by Howard University)
$42,000/yr
Chile Working Holiday — US Eligibility Status
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
CIEE Teach Abroad
CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)
Pays, amount varies
$2,000 upfront to start
College of the Ozarks — Tuition-Free Work College ('Hard Work U')
cofo.edu
Pays, amount varies
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Cultural Vistas, funded by the U.S. Department of State and the German Bundestag
$150/mo
Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
Coro (regional centers: Los Angeles, Bay Area, New York, St. Louis, Pittsburgh)
$500–$3,000/mo
Crewseekers (UK-based, global)
crewseekers.net
Pays, amount varies
Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
Formerly U.S. Agency for International Development (administered by Howard University)
$96,000 total
Eco-Lodge / Permaculture Farm Volunteer (via Permaculture Global)
permacultureglobal.org
Pays, amount varies
Findacrew.net (sailing passages)
findacrew.com
Pays, amount varies
Fire/EMS Explorer / Cadet Program (BSA / National Pattern)
learningforlife.org
Pays, amount varies
Global Health Corps U.S. Leadership Accelerator
Global Health Corps
No cash pay listed
Greenhorns Network / Beginning Farmer Resource
thegreenhorns.net
Pays, amount varies
Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) — Military-to-Apprenticeship Gateway
helmetstohardhats.org
Pays, amount varies
HelpStay
helpstay.com
Pays, amount varies
HelpX
helpx.net
Pays, amount varies
Hostel Work Exchange / Karma Worker
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
Iona Community (Scotland)
iona.org.uk
Pays, amount varies
Kibbutz Volunteer Program (Israel / KPC)
kibbutzvolunteers.org.il
Pays, amount varies
Maryland MFRI Free Firefighter I/II Training for Volunteers
mfri.org
Pays, amount varies
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Local-Level Training + EMS Reimbursement
pa.gov
Pays, amount varies
Plum Village / Deer Park Monastery (Buddhist)
plumvillage.org
Pays, amount varies
Portugal Working Holiday (WHV) — US Eligibility Status
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Program
Princeton University, Office of International Programs
No cash pay listed
$1,000–$3,000 upfront to start
Texas A&M Forest Service RVFDAP Training Tuition Grant
tfsweb.tamu.edu
Pays, amount varies
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship
U.S. Department of State (administered by Howard University)
Pays, amount varies
Trusted Housesitters (Sitter membership)
trustedhousesitters.com
Pays, amount varies
Upaya Zen Center (New Mexico)
upaya.org
Pays, amount varies
Virginia VDFP Free Firefighter I/II Training
vdfp.virginia.gov
Pays, amount varies
Workaway
workaway.info
Pays, amount varies
Workaway (USA domestic hosts)
workaway.info
Pays, amount varies
Workaway / Worldpackers
Workaway.info / Worldpackers
No cash pay listed
$69–$139 upfront to start
Worldpackers
worldpackers.com
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
WWOOF (federated national organizations)
No cash pay listed
$45 upfront to start
WWOOF Canada
wwoofcanada.org
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF Independents
wwoof.net
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF USA
wwoofusa.org
Pays, amount varies
Yoga / Permaculture Ashram Karma Yoga
permacultureglobal.org
Pays, amount varies