American Institute for Foreign Study

American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducational Services
Founded1964 (1964)
FounderSir Cyril Taylor
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, United States
Area served
Worldwide
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Websitewww.aifs.com

The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) is an American travel and insurance company, managing a number of educational and travel programs centered on cultural exchange founded or acquired by British businessman and politician Sir Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor starting in 1964. Its operations include college study abroad, au pair placement, camp counsellors and staff, gifted education, and high school foreign exchange. AIFS maintains global offices in 15 countries and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

AIFS is a privately owned U.S. company with wholly owned subsidiaries around the world and has annual revenues in excess of $180 million.