Virtual National Security Language Initiative for Youth (Virtual NSLI-Y)
Program Dates: Fall 2021 Program (Sept-Dec 2021) and Winter 2022 Program (Jan-Mar 2022)
Application Deadline: June 10, 2021 for the Fall 2021 Program
Sponsored by the US Department of State, Virtual NSLI-Y introduces US high school students to languages critical to US national security. This is a fully funded 10-week beginner-level foreign language and culture experience that will also introduce participants to the people and culture of places where the target language is spoken. Online meetings will take place two times per week for 90-minute sessions over the 10 weeks. Available languages are Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Russian, and Turkish. Applicants must be high school students next school year, 15-18 years old, and US citizens.