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The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides full, merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.
NSLI-Y is part of a broader government-wide presidential init... read moreThe National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides full, merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.
NSLI-Y is part of a broader government-wide presidential 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 language learning.
Previous language study is not required, and language learners of all levels are encouraged to apply. Less
NSLI-Y gives high school students a great opportunity to learn a language through complete immersion. I studied in Russia, and by the end of the academic year program I was able to test out of 6 semesters of college Russian (I had no prior knowledge of Russian). My host family was amazing and I felt very immersed and became very connected to Russian culture. Unfortunately, the RD in my city was not very capable, but the Russians involved with the... Read more
Okay, despite that I went on NSLI-Y's Korea Program, the program actually sends people to several different countries. NSLI-Y is primarily a language learning program, and you could learn Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Persian (Tajik), Turkish, or Hindi. Programs last either for the summer or an academic year, and in most cases you are paired with a host family and go to language classes for 5 or so hours a day. Cultural enrichment activities ... Read more
Okay, despite that I went on NSLI-Y's Korea Program, the program actually sends people to several different countries. NSLI-Y is primarily a language learning program, and you could learn Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Persian (Tajik), Turkish, or Hindi. Programs last either for the summer or an academic year, and in most cases you are paired with a host family and go to language classes for 5 or so hours a day. Cultural enrichment activities ... Read more
Okay, despite that I went on NSLI-Y's Korea Program, the program actually sends people to several different countries. NSLI-Y is primarily a language learning program, and you could learn Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Persian (Tajik), Turkish, or Hindi. Programs last either for the summer or an academic year, and in most cases you are paired with a host family and go to language classes for 5 or so hours a day. Cultural enrichment activities ... Read more
NSLI-Y gives high school students a great opportunity to learn a language through complete immersion. I studied in Russia, and by the end of the academic year program I was able to test out of 6 semesters of college Russian (I had no prior knowledge of Russian). My host family was amazing and I felt very immersed and became very connected to Russian culture. Unfortunately, the RD in my city was not very capable, but the Russians involved with the... Read more
NSLI-Y gives high school students a great opportunity to learn a language through complete immersion. I studied in Russia, and by the end of the academic year program I was able to test out of 6 semesters of college Russian (I had no prior knowledge of Russian). My host family was amazing and I felt very immersed and became very connected to Russian culture. Unfortunately, the RD in my city was not very capable, but the Russians involved with the... Read more
Okay, despite that I went on NSLI-Y's Korea Program, the program actually sends people to several different countries. NSLI-Y is primarily a language learning program, and you could learn Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Persian (Tajik), Turkish, or Hindi. Programs last either for the summer or an academic year, and in most cases you are paired with a host family and go to language classes for 5 or so hours a day. Cultural enrichment activities ... Read more
