U.S. Department of State Announces
Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth
(NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students
for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. The
NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the
host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and
sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.
Applications for summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015 programs are due
November
5, 2013. Visit
www.nsliforyouth.org
for more information.
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad
Program offers scholarships to American high school students to spend
the 2014-15 academic year in countries that may include Bosnia &
Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali (semester),
Morocco, Oman, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey.
This post 9/11 program focuses on increasing understanding between
people in the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations. Visit
www.yes-abroad.org
for more information.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
(CBYX) was established in 1983 to celebrate German-American friendship
based on common values of democracy. Secondary school students, ages
15-18, live with host families, attend local schools, and participate in
community life in Germany. Young professionals (undergraduates) and high
school graduates of vocational studies, ages 18-24, study and participate in
practical training. Scholarships are now
available for academic year 2014-15. For more information and application
deadlines, visit the organization in charge of recruitment for your state at
http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/
The American Youth Leadership Program offers
opportunities for American high students and educators to travel abroad on a
three- to four-week-long exchange program to gain first-hand knowledge of
foreign cultures and to collaborate on solving global issues.
Several different organizations implement this program, and each
has organized an academic and experiential educational exchange focused on
dialogue and debate, leadership development, and community service. Recruitment
areas and application deadlines vary, so please check the
http://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/youth-leadership-programs
website for more information.
For
more information on exchanges sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, please visit www.exchanges.state.gov
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