Study & Exchange Advising

About EducationUSA

EducationUSA is a global network of the U.S. Department of State with over 430 international advising centers. As an official EducationUSA advising center, we offer independent and free information on all aspects of studying and staying in the United States. In personal consultations and regular information events, we provide comprehensive information about programs such as high school stays, gap years, study, internships, language trips, and other short-term stays in the United States. Further information about EducationUSA can be found here.

Advising

Study and Exchange Opportunities in the USA:

• Gap Year (Au pair, volunteering, etc.)
• High School Year
• Short-Term Stays, Language Trips, Summer Sessions
• Internship/Trainee Positions
• Sports Scholarship (U.S. College Sports)
• Studies (Bachelor, Master, PhD)
• Summer Work and Travel
• Student Visa (F, J, M)

We are happy to answer any questions you may have about staying in the U.S. by email, phone, or in a personal advising session. Simply make an appointment at studienberatung@csh-fr.de .
Upon request, we will be pleased to send you information material on the above topics by email. Please send us a short message.

This service is free of charge for you!

Info Session

Here you can find more events on the topic of going abroad.

Scholarship

Spend a school year in Freiburg’s sister city Madison, Wisconsin, USA, as a Freiburg Ambassador with the Carl-Schurz Scholarship!

To make the dream of a high school year in the USA a reality, the Carl Schurz Scholarship is available to young people from the Freiburg administrative district. Together with NorthWest Student Exchange (NWSE), the Carl-Schurz-Haus is offering a scholarship for a high school year in the region around Freiburg’s twin city of Madison, Wisconsin. Applicants are selected on the basis of their application documents and interviews, in which personal impression is the decisive factor. The final selection of scholarship recipients is made by the Carl-Schurz-Haus in consultation with the exchange organization NWSE and the sponsors.

Requirements:

• Are you between 15 and 18 years old at the start of the program?
• Are you a student at a high school in the Freiburg administrative district?
• Do you have basic English skills?
• Are your academic achievements good?
• Are you willing to live with a carefully selected host family, attend public school full-time, achieve good grades, participate in extracurricular activities, improve your language skills, and get to know and learn from the local culture?

What you need to do:

• Give presentations about your home region/Freiburg at the host school, the host community, and the Madison-Freiburg Sister City Committee.
• Write reports about your stay in the form of a diary, photos, or videos at regular intervals for the Carl-Schurz-Haus
• After returning, report on your experiences for a year at info sessions at the Carl-Schurz-Haus or at trade fairs.

The application deadline for the 2026/27 school year ended on October 31, 2025!

Newspaper article about the scholarship recipients of 2025/26

Report

Translations

In connection with applications to higher education institutions abroad in English-speaking countries, we offer German to English translations of (school) certificates. We are also happy to submit these to the relevant American institution as part of your application. We are happy to prepare a non-binding quote for you!

Language Tests & Test Preparations

We provide you with information on suitable preparation materials for tests such as the TOEFL or SAT and inform you where and how you can take these exams.

Additionally, the language course department of the Carl-Schurz-Haus offers courses/individual lessons for preparation for the following tests:

• Cambridge
• IELTS
• TOEFL
• TOEIC
• SAT/LSAT/MCAT

You can take the DAAD language test directly at the Carl-Schurz-Haus.

Further information can be found here.