- The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program seeks to provide high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations with a better understanding of American society and its people, institutions, values, and culture.Funded by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this program helps students to foster lasting personal ties, engage in activities that promote mutual understanding across cultures, respect diversity, establish… Read More
- The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students (ages 15-18) to learn less commonly taught languages in overseas immersion programs. NSLI-Y is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.Participants experience the dynamic culture and society of their host country, offering them both formal and informal language practice, and sparking a lifetime of interest in foreign… Read More
- The South Asian Flagship Languages Initiative offers Boren Fellowship applicants the opportunity for intensive language study of Hindi and Urdu and cultural immersion by participating in domestic and overseas language programs. The SAFLI program is appropriate for applicants with no language proficiency as well as those with intermediate and advanced proficiency in Hindi or Urdu.SAFLI applicants must plan to enroll in the official domestic summer program at the University of Wisconsin. The… Read More
- In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, Public Affairs Sections of U.S. embassies, foreign ministries, and leading experts, American Councils for International Education promotes worldwide media literacy efforts for students, alumni, educators, and journalists across the world through the Media Literacy Program (MLP). MLP creates customized, field-tested curricula, catering to the needs of various stakeholders while offering both virtual and in-person learning experiences. These… Read More
- The Master’s and Internship Program (MIP) was established in 2016 by the Albanian – American Development Foundation (AADF), to provide young Albanian professionals, future leaders, and managers a unique opportunity for master's degrees and professional internships in the fields of agriculture, business administration, heritage, eco-tourism and hospitality, education, information technology and computer science, public health, public policy, and public administration.Furthering the mission… Read More
- The Elie Wiesel study tour is for high school and university students (ages 18-25) from across Romania, with knowledge on the Holocaust and communism and a strong motivation to study more on these topics. The initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Romania and organized in partnership with the Embassy of Israel in Romania and the National Institute for Holocaust Studies.The 2017 tour (its first iteration) earned a special prize at the National Youth Gala for its promotion of gender… Read More
- Taiwan offers a welcoming and accessible environment that is rich in diverse cultures, natural scenery, delicious cuisine, and ancient traditions. It is an ideal place for students of Mandarin to rapidly strengthen their language skills and cultural understanding.Combining 20 hours of weekly small group and one-on-one language instruction with regular cultural workshops, excursions, conversation partners, and weekends with local host families, participants can expect a truly immersive… Read More
- One of the longest-running and most respected overseas Russian language and cultural immersion programs, the Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) combines intensive classroom instruction with a wide range of extracurricular activities, including internships and community service, regional field studies, conversation partners, and discussion groups with local students.Locations now include Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, or Kazakhstan. Programming in Russia is currently suspended.RLASP… Read More
- The Indonesian Flagship Language Initiative offers Boren fellows the opportunity for intensive language study of Bahasa Indonesian. The program is appropriate for applicants with no language proficiency as well as those with intermediate and advanced proficiency in Indonesian.There is both a domestic and an overseas component to the program. Applicants must plan to enroll in the official domestic summer program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in preparation for overseas study. The… Read More
- This four-week summer program provides students with an immersive introduction to Mandarin Chinese and hands-on coursework in the history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues of Taiwan. Participants explore the unique ways Taiwan has responded to challenges all modern societies face, while gaining a better understanding of an increasingly important region of the world.
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