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U.S. Department of State Announces Study Abroad Scholarships

The Kansas Dept. of Education has just come out with a listing from the U.S. Department of State Youth Exchange Scholarships for U.S. high school students potentially wanting to study abroad. Students have to opportunity to apply for scholarships used to integrate American students in other cultures and immerse them in an extensive study a foreign language.

  The U.S. Department of State announces scholarships for American high school students to study abroad through these four different programs:

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 (Tajik), 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 2013 and academic year 2013-2014 programs are due November 1, 2012.  Visit www.nsliforyouth.org http://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 2013-14 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. The   application deadline is January 16, 2013. Visit the YES Program’s website http://www.yesprograms.org/yesabroad>  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 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 2013-14; application deadlines vary by U.S. region and range from September 2012 to January 2013.  For more information and application  deadlines, visit the organization in charge of recruitment for your state at USAGermanyScholarship.orghttp://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 American Youth Leadership Program http://exchanges.state.gov/youth/programs/ylp/current-youth-leaderships-programs.html>  website for more information.

 

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