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NSLI-Y PROGRAM

The U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program provides critical language study overseas for U.S. high school students through full scholarships to participate in intensive summer and academic year programs. Participants study one of the eight NSLI-Y languages while immersed in the culture and day-to-day life of the host country.


NSLI-Y is part of the National Security Language Initiative, a multi-agency U.S. government initiative launched in 2006 to improve Americans' ability to engage with people from around the world. NSLI-Y plays an important role in preparing U.S. students for the 21st century’s globalized workforce and contributes to national security. NSLI-Y participants serve as citizen ambassadors, representing the diversity of the United States abroad and building lasting relationships with people in their host countries.


If you have a passion for learning languages and want to immerse yourself in a foreign culture, this program may be for you! No previous language skills are required.


NSLI-Y languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, Turkish

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