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Login to applyNational Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarship
Sponsor: The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Deadline
Nov 01, 2026
Amount
Variable
Number of awards
Variable
Eligibility
All applicants must: Be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in, or just graduated from, high school; Be 15-to-18 years old at the start of the program; Have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Details
The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students, and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas.
Perks
All program costs.
Host Country
China, India, Korea, South, Morocco, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkey
Host Instituion
NSLI-Y