Summer Work/Travel Exchange
The Summer Work/Travel (SWT) Program, a category of the U.S. Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program, brings foreign post-secondary (college or university) students to the United States to work and travel for a maximum of four months during their summer vacations. Summer Work/Travel, like all exchange programs, is intended to provide participants with broad exposure to U.S. culture and society, and to foster greater appreciation among Americans of the participants’ home countries. Specifically, Summer Work/Travel is designed to allow participants to become directly involved in the daily life of the people of the United States through travel and temporary work.
- See more information on the Summer Work/Travel Program on the Department of State website.
The following Alliance member organizations sponsor summer work/travel programs:
American Council on International Personnel
American Institute for Foreign Study, Inc.
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs
Association for International Practical Training
Center for Cultural Interchange
Council for Educational Travel, USA
Council on International Educational Exchange
Cultural Homestay International
French-American Chamber of Commerce
German American Chamber of Commerce
International Cultural Exchange Organization
International Exchange of North America
A list of all inbound Summer Work/Travel sponsors designated by the Department of State can be found on the Department’s website.
