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    National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarship

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    offers this scholarship to help cover education costs. The listed award is Variable. Plan to apply by November 1.

    November 1

    Scholarship deadline

    Variable

    Award amount

    3

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    • Nationality (): American
    • Host countries (): China, India, Korea, South, Morocco, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkey
    • The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas.
    • All applicants must:
    • Be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in, or just graduated from, high school; Be 15-to-18 years old at the start of the program; Have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Apply online at the link below.
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    Field of study

    Foreign Languages Literature and Linguistics

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    • The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas.
    • All applicants must:.
    • Be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in, or just graduated from, high school; Be 15-to-18 years old at the start of the program; Have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Apply online at the link below.

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    The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas. All applicants must: Be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in, or just graduated from, high school; Be 15-to-18 years old at the start of the program; Have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Apply online at the link below. Who may apply: Nationality (): American Host countries (): China,…

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    Information last verified Apr 28, 2026.

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