U.S. Department of State Scholarship Program for American High School Students Promotes Study of Critical Languages

NSLI-Y Offers Merit-Based Scholarships for a Summer or an Academic Year Abroad

Washignton, DC - Approximately 600 scholarships are available for the 2014-15 academic year for American high school students to study language through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.

Scholarships to participate in summer or academic year programs are available for the study of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, and Turkish. The merit-based scholarships cover domestic and international travel, tuition and related academic expenses, daily language classes, supporting cultural activities, room and board, and secondary health benefits for travel abroad.

To be eligible for 2014-15 program scholarships, applicants must be:

• U.S. citizens
• Current high school students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
• 15 - 18 years of age at the start of the program
• Additional detailed eligibility criteria can be found at www.nsliforyouth.org

For more information about the NSLI-Y program or to apply, visit www.nsliforyouth.org.
The application deadline is November 5, 2013.

For information about YES Abroad, visit www.yes-abroad.org.
The deadline for the 2014-15 YES Abroad program is January 9, 2014.