NSLI for Youth (NSLI-Y)

Eligibility:

- U.S. Citizenship
- Age requirements vary by program; generally 15 - 18 at start of program
- High School student at time of application (Gap year programs are allowable)
- GPA of at least 2.5 out of 4.0 (or equivalent)

Length:

Summer and Academic-year programs

Price:

Fully-funded

Deadline:

November 3, 2011

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, funds full scholarships for high school and just-graduated students (ages 15-18) to participate in summer and full-year language immersion programs overseas. 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, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Russia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey and other countries.

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