The Next Step for NSLI-Y Alumni

Undergraduate and Graduate Language Programs

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
The CLS Program provides fully-funded seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students.
https://clscholarship.org/home.php

Gilman Scholarships
This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/overview/overview.html

Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The Fulbright Program is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
http://fulbright.state.gov

The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship has Flagship Centers that offer students intensive language instruction to enhance their academic degrees, graduating students with superior-level language proficiency. Programs are available at both undergraduate and post-baccalaureate levels and include periods of rigorous language and cultural immersion at Overseas Flagship Centers.
http://www.thelanguageflagship.org

National Security Education Program (NSEP)
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is a major Federal initiative designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills. It consists of five initiatives that represent broad strategic partnerships with the U.S. education community designed to serve the needs of U.S. national security and national competitiveness. These initiatives integrate the best components of language learning and international education developed in conjunction with progressively minded partners throughout the U.S. education community.
http://www.nsep.gov

NSLI Opportunities for High School Students

Startalk
STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of Americans learning, speaking, and teaching critical need foreign languages by offering students (K–16) and teachers of these languages creative and engaging summer experiences that strive to exemplify best practices in language education and in language teacher development, forming an extensive community of practice that seeks continuous improvement in such criteria as outcomes-driven program design, standards-based curriculum planning, learner-centered approaches, excellence in selection and development of materials, and meaningful assessment of outcomes.
http://startalk.umd.edu