FLEX Program
Discover FLEX, Discover the World
The FLEX Program is a cultural exchange program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered in Serbia by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils). The program provides students from across Serbia with the opportunity to study in a U.S. high school and live in an American host family for one academic year.
The primary goal of the FLEX program is to improve mutual understanding and develop and strengthen long-term relationships between citizens of the United States and other peoples and countries. The U.S. Department of State supports exchanges for secondary school students from over 50 countries through FLEX and other academic year programs. Since the program’s inception in 1993, over 30 000 students have participated in the FLEX program.
How to apply?
The initial FLEX Program application is online (see the link below). Students who pass the online application stages are invited to in-person interviews with American Councils staff and are required to submit a series of documents, including school and health certificates. In Serbia, for the school year 2025-26, applications were open between August 1 - October 10, 2024. All information in the brochures below refers to the testing cycle for the school year 2025-26, which is now closed. Testing for the school year 2026-27 will open in August 2025.
Hear the stories of our FLEX program alumni!
(in Serbian)
A Trip Down Exchange Lane - Putevima kulturne razmene: Neda Kaluđerović shares her memories of her U.S. high school and her trips in the U.S.
A Trip Down Exchange Lane - Putevima kulturne razmene: Sava Ocokoljić speaks about his host family and his host school in the U.S.
A Trip Down Exchange Lane - Putevima kulturne razmene: Tina Krkljuš and Bogdana Živković speak about their memories from the U.S
A Trip Down Exchange Lane - Putevima kulturne razmene: Ferenc and Lea Bagi (father and daughter, both U.S. Government programs alumni). Ferenc Bagi talks about his own exchange experience and about being father to a FLEX program participant. Lea Bagi talks about her host family and about her year in the USA on FLEX.
A Trip Down Exchange Lane - Putevima kulturne razmene: Nada Tatarević shares her memories from the U.S. ten years after the program.