Virtual NSLI-Y Winter 2023 & NSLI-Y 2023-24 Scholarships

Colleagues,

We ask for your help promoting these scholarship opportunities with your educator and high school networks!

1. Virtual NSLI-Y Winter 2023 Application: Now Available!   Application Deadline: Thursday, October 20th, 4pm Eastern Time

The Virtual National Security Language Initiative for Youth (Virtual NSLI-Y) application is now available! Virtual NSLI-Y is a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program that provides a beginner-level foreign language and culture experience.
Eligible U.S. high school students can apply to Virtual NSLI-Y Winter 2023 to study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Russian, or Turkish. Selected finalists will receive a merit scholarship to study the target language and associated culture(s) in live, online classes with peers from across the U.S. for 10 weeks in January – March 2023!
Participation in a Virtual NSLI-Y program does not affect eligibility for the overseas 2023-24 program.

2. NSLI-Y Summer 2023 & Academic Year 2023-24 Application: Now Available! Application Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2022, 4pm Eastern Time

The 2023-24 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) summer and academic year application is now available! NSLI-Y is a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program that provides overseas critical language study opportunities for high school language learners of all levels.

Eligible U.S. high school students can apply to NSLI-Y 2023-24 to study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, or Turkish. Selected finalists will receive a merit scholarship to study the target language in a host location, conditions permitting, in Summer 2023 or Academic Year 2023-24.

Students can also apply to FLEX Abroad and YES Abroad academic year programs through the study abroad combined application! Now applicants can apply for all NSLI-Y, FLEX Abroad, and YES Abroad programs using one application.
Educators may request materials or refer students here.
We encourage interested students and parents to visit our Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as the NSLI-Y Interactive site to learn from past participants’ experiences and engage with our team!
Questions may be emailed to nsliy@americancouncils.org, or you may call 202-833-7522. Eligibility guidelines, Virtual NSLI-Y FAQs, NSLI-Y FAQs, and links to the applications are available on the website.  Videos about the program and application process can be found on our YouTube channel.