Welcome to North Star Youth Exchange, where we believe in providing equal opportunities for students to experience life-changing adventures on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Our mission is to offer transformative year-long and summer short-term exchange programs that allow students to explore a new country, immerse themselves in a different culture, and forge lasting friendships.
North Star Youth Exchange and Rotary Clubs in central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin offers long term exchanges (one academic year) to students in the North Star region. This program gives students the opportunity to spend one year of high school abroad, staying with two to three host families and immersing themselves in a new culture.
Application Deadline is November 15, 2026 for the 2027-2028 exchange year.
North Star Youth Exchange now offers a Short Term program. Experience a life-changing summer, discover a new country, and develop new friendships.
Application Deadline is November 15, 2026 for priority placement for summer 2027 exchanges. Applications will be accepted until February 1, 2027.
See which countries you may be placed in during your Rotary exchange
If you have questions, our team has the answers. What happens next?
