About NSLI-Y

**This page is not updated regularly and information may be out of date**

NSLI-Y stands for National Security Language Initiative for Youth.

[CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE]

 NSLI-Y is a program that provides scholarships for high school students to study abroad in countries where less commonly taught languages are spoken [in order to learn that language], funded by the U.S. Department of State.

 BASICS:

Scholarships may be given for a summer or an academic year.

 LANGUAGES&COUNTRIES

  • Arabic >> Jordan, Morocco, Oman
  • Chinese >> China, Taiwan
  • Hindi >> India
  • Korean >> South Korea
  • Persian (Tajiki) >> Tajikistan 
  • Russian >> Russia
  • Turkish >> Turkey
You don't have to have any prior knowledge of the language you wish to study- this is open to students of all levels! 

ELIGIBILITY
  • You must be a U.S. citizen
  • GPA of at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale 
  • 15-18 years of age at start of program
  • Enrolled high school student (including home school)

Note that these are just some of the elegibility requirements, not all of them.


APPLYING:

The application usually comes out in mid-September and is due in early November. The application is online and consists of basic information about you, a teacher recommendation, parent statement/recommendation, and essays. There are two essays that are based off of the given prompts/topics, an introduction letter to your host family, and an explanation of your program choices. 

SEMIFINALS
In December, you will be notified if you have been selected as a semifinalist or not.
EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL, semifinalist or not. 
Semifinalists will then have an interview [phone/skype, in-home, in person], and interviews will go from December to February. 
Semifinalists will also be required to submit a medical evaluation form and get a TB test if they haven't already had one in the past 6 months [I think?]

*Semifinalists should have a passport or a apply for one if you do not have one already*

Finalist notifications will go out in March-April, and just like during the semifinalist round...
EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFYING THEM OF THEIR STATUS, FINALIST OR NOT. 

Finalists have 7 days [one week] to accept the scholarship and do what is necessary to officially take it.
-You will have to send in a scanned copy of the face page of your passport, so try and have a passport!!

Summer programs will be notified first when it comes to finalist notifications followed by year programs. 

NSLI-Y IS UNPREDICTABLE- YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THEY WORK, SO DON'T BOTHER ASKING. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCUSS THOSE THINGS. 
















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