The 2021-22 NSLI for Youth application is now available!
Deadline: November 5, 2020 (4 PM ET)
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), provides merit-based scholarships for eligible U.S. high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs. Programs are available for Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, and Turkish.
The NSLI-Y program was launched in 2006 to promote critical language learning among American youth. The U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with American Councils for International Education, awards and administers merit-based scholarships to high school students for participation in immersion programs in locations where the eight NSLI-Y languages are spoken. NSLI-Y immerses participants in the cultural life of the host community, giving them formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.
Previous language study is not required; language learners of all levels are welcome to apply. The NSLI-Y program seeks applicants who represent the diversity of the United States. Students of all racial, ethnic, religious, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Digital brochures and posters can be requested at http://www.nsliforyouth.org/educators/. If you have any questions, please contact nsliy@americancouncils.org.
