NSLI-Y provides overseas critical language study opportunities to American youth through merit-based scholarships to spark a lifetime interest in critical ...

How to Apply · About NSLI-Y · 2024-2025 Timeline · Eligibility + Participation...

NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world.

Virtual NSLI-Y · History · Application + Timeline · Partner Organizations

NSLI-Y summer programs will be offered in all eight NSLI-Y languages. Academic year programs will be offered in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Russian, ...

Korean · Arabic · Chinese (Mandarin) · Russian

The NSLI-Y program seeks applicants who represent the diversity of the United States. Students of all racial, ethnic, religious, gender identities, sexual ...

Program Spotlight · South Korea · Program Details · Indonesia

Arabic is one of the six official UN languages, and it is the official or co-official language of 27 countries. Developments in the Arabic-speaking world impact ...

Participants experience the dynamic culture and society of their host country, offering them both formal and informal language practice, and sparking a lifetime ...

Korean is spoken in large ethnic Korean communities in China, Japan, Central Asia, and in the United States where 1.7 million Korean Americans live.” Read more.

NSLI-Y Interactive showcases language learning and cross-cultural experiences of students on the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program.

Apply For NSLI-Y · Learn About NSLI-Y · Stories · Get Involved