The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) sponsor scholarships for intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu for summer study.
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.
DURATION
Programs range from 7 weeks to
11 weeks, beginning in early to mid-June with a pre-departure orientation in
the U.S. Students must attend the full program and participate in all program
activities.
AWARD
All program costs are covered
for participants. This includes travel between the student's home city and
program location, pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room,
board, travel within country and all entrance fees for program activities.
University level credit may be available. Note: U.S. passport fees will not
be paid by the scholarship.
Visit the Critical Language Scholarships website for Program Details and the online application.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.