Miranda Trowbridge Quast Wins Prestigious Congress-Bundestag Scholarship

New York, NY - Miranda Trowbridge Quast, of Middletown, CT and a student at Hartford’s Classical Magnet School, has been awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship, which covers a year of study and cultural immersion in Germany. 

Miranda was one of only 50 students chosen to receive this award, sponsored by the US Department of State and administered by AFS, a worldwide nonprofit high school student exchange organization. Miranda will serve as a Youth Ambassador from the United States while participating in special educational, cultural and political events, including receptions and meetings with both German and American government officials.

The Congress-Bundestag program begins September 7th with a pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C., where Miranda will visit her representative to Congress, Rosa L. DeLauro, and participate in a diplomacy workshop with other scholarship winners organized by the U.S. Department of State, whose Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports CBYX.

While in Germany, Miranda will gain firsthand experience of German life and culture by living with a host family, attending high school, and participating in the community. The purpose of the scholarship program, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag, is to strengthen the U.S.-German relationship through ties of friendship and cultural understanding. Dedicated supporter Senator Richard Lugar (IN) calls CBYX “an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the world, gain a deeper understanding of people and issues, build lifelong skills, and expand horizons.”

AFS-USA has year, semester, and summer programs for high school students in 42 countries around the world, with special programs for graduates 18-24. In addition to sending students abroad, AFS-USA welcomes approximately 2,500 outstanding students from other countries into communities across the United States every year. To learn more about study abroad, scholarships, hosting an exchange student, or becoming an AFS volunteer in your community, call 800- AFS - INFO or visit www.afsusa.org/usa

AFS is a worldwide, nonprofit organization that has been leading international high school student exchange for more than 60 years. Each year, AFS-USA sends more than 1,400 US students abroad, provides approximately $3 million in scholarships and financial aid, and welcomes 2,500 international high school students who come to study in US high schools and live with host families. More than 6,000 volunteers in the US make the work of AFS possible.

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