Rotary youth exchange offers the opportunity for students to spend an academic year in another country. Please visit Rotary International (https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges) for general information about the program.
Eligible students must turn 16 by December 31, 2026 cannot turn 19 before July 16, 2027 and cannot have graduated from high school at the time of departure. In a nutshell, 2026/27 exchange students are in grade 10 and 11 for the 2025/26 academic year.
Each club has its own process for recruiting exchange students. Interested students should contact the club in their town/city for more details and how to apply. Please check back in August for the updated list of clubs participating in youth exchange program.
Please note that it is very difficult for clubs to send students who do not live in their town/city. For that reason, most clubs will only consider candidates who live in their area.
District 5370 youth exchange calendar:
- September and October – Clubs recruit students.
- November and December – Selected students complete long-form application and medicals and submit everything to district.
- January – District interviews to confirm club selections.
- March – Students find out where they are going. Mandatory Spring Orientation for outbound students, parents and counsellors.
- May – Student visa applications.
- June/July – Flights books.
- August – Students depart for host countries.
- Early July – Students return to Canada.
- August – Mandatory Outbound Survivor Weekend for students, parents and counsellors.
These are the possible countries that district 5370 will exchange with . Please note that this list is subject to change and we cannot guarantee students a particular country.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
If you have other questions related to youth exchange, please contact Karen Munjak at karen@kamca.ca.