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The U.S. government offers diverse programs that can help U.S. citizens learn foreign languages. Use the filters below to find a federally funded language* program that meets your needs. U. S. education institutions can also apply to host some of these language programs. Learn more about the personal and professional impacts of government-sponsored language programs.

*This list of languages is not intended as an official U.S. government endorsement for any particular language name or spelling, or any particular approach to subdividing a language.

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U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Provides up to $5,000 to study or intern abroad to U.S. undergraduate students who are child dependents of active duty military members and who receive any type of Title IV federal financial aid. Students can also receive up to an additional $3,000 to study one of 15 critical languages.

Audience:
Undergraduate student
Language:
Arabic, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese/Mandarin/Cantonese (varies by program), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian/Dari/Farsi/Tajik (varies by program), Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu
Program Location:
Americas and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Program Length:
Summer, 2 months or less, Semester, Academic year
Learn more and apply:
https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/


National Security Agency

Offers U.S. K-12 students, undergraduates, and teachers of critical need foreign languages creative and engaging summer experiences that strive to exemplify best practices in language education and in language teacher development. These programs are administered by competitively selected U.S. colleges, universities, and non-profit organizations across the country.

Audience:
K-12 student, Undergraduate student, Professional, Higher Education Institution
Language:
Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin/Cantonese (varies by program), Hindi, Korean, Persian/Dari/Farsi/Tajik (varies by program), Russian, Turkish, Urdu
Program Location:
United States
Program Length:
Summer, 2 months or less
Learn more and apply:
https://startalk.umd.edu/