NSLI for Youth (NSLI-Y)

Eligibility:

- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be 15-18 years of age at the start of the program
- Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Be enrolled in high school at time of application- gap year study is an option

Length:

Summer, Semester and Academic-year Programs

Price:

Fully-funded

Deadline:

December 4, 2009.

Funded By:

US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

NSLI for Youth is part of a Presidential initiative to increase American citizens’ capacity to engage foreign governments and peoples through the critical languages of Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian and Turkish.

www.nsliforyouth.org

The Department of State, in cooperation with American Councils for International Education and its partners, award U.S. government funds to high school and just-graduated students (ages 15-18) to participate in summer, one-semester and full-year language immersion programs. Participants experience the culture and society of their host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.

Programs take place in China, Egypt, India, Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and other countries.

Program Resources

• Documents
• News
• Announcements