Reducing Gap Year Costs: On the Road Strategies

If you’re wondering how you’ll possibly find the money you need to fund your Gap Year, this post is the place to start. It’s an excerpt from the fantastic and FREE GapYear30 planning resource, provided by BootsnAll. There’s a parent’s version too! Travel is expensive, right? If there’s anything you’ve learned the hard way this[…]

Announcing Guest Evaluator for the 2019 Grants for Gap Year Travel

We are very excited to announce a previous TAP Grant recipient, as this year’s guest evaluator for the current round of grant applications. Every year, Sean and I invite someone from outside the organization to help us evaluate the finalists of the TAP Grants. Who better than a previous grant recipient? Two years ago, I[…]

Fund Your Gap Year: Finding the Money to Travel

If you’re wondering how you’ll possibly find the money you need to fund your Gap Year, this post is the place to start. It’s an excerpt from the fantastic and FREE GapYear30 planning resource, provided by BootsnAll. There’s a parent’s version too! When considering fundraising for your Gap Year, take a three pronged approach to[…]

Why Use a Gap Year Counselor?

If you are in high school, chances are you or someone you know is working with a college counselor to help them through the painstaking college application process. For students who need help deciding which schools to apply to or how to write a great essay or how to finance their college experience, this guidance[…]

Announcing TAP Grants for Gap Year Travel 2018: Applications Now Open!!

Applications for the 2018 TAP Grants for Gap Year Travel are OPEN: APPLY NOW! One of the highlights of 2017 was getting the first round of Travel Access Project Grants for Gap Year Travel off the ground. The culmination of several years of thinking, dreaming, plotting, and scheming with my buddy Sean, as to how[…]

Announcing the Travel Access Project Grant for Gap Year Travel

$3000 USD for Gap Year Travel 2017-18 Apply Here! Do you have a dream of taking a Gap Year to travel and learn? Do you want to take a break between high school and college to experience the real world, expand your skill set and gain clarity towards your career path forward? Perhaps you’re just[…]