NSLI for Youth | Scholarship to Study Language Abroad

National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world. Now more than ever, it is important that Americans have the necessary linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to promote international dialogue and support American engagement abroad. NSLI-Y aims to provide opportunities to American youth that will spark a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.

Languages & Program Experiences

NSLI-Y programs offer intensive language immersion in a variety of locations around the world. Beginners are welcome to apply for any of the target languages; previous language experience is not required.

Scholarships are available for students to learn the following languages:

Arabic

Chinese (Mandarin)

Hindi

Indonesian

Korean

Persian (Tajiki)

Russian

Turkish

Virtual

Programs may take place in the following locations:
China, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Morocco, Russia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and other locations around the world.

The locations listed above are expected to host NSLI-Y programs in 2019, if conditions allow. All program locations are subject to change.