The U.S. Department of State through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in a summer, semester or academic year through international immersion programs. 

 CBYX offers 50 merit-based scholarships to provide American students the opportunity to live and study abroad in Germany for an academic year through joint sponsorship by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag. The application deadline for this program is in December. 

The YES program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is offering American high school students and recent graduates full scholarships to study for one academic year in countries with significant Muslim populations.

To be considered for scholarship awards, students must meet the eligibility requirements listed on the individual Scholarship Information pages below and demonstrate characteristics like flexibility, tolerance and open-mindedness. In addition to the standard application and fee (if required), students also need to submit essay responses, a host family introduction letter and teacher recommendations by the scholarship deadline. Students can apply for multiple scholarships and pay only one fee. 

Summer or semester programs. Students who are eligible for the YFU Community Grant will receive a $1,000 discount on their program tuition. 

Summer program opportunity open to high school students nationwide with sophomore or junior class standing at the time of application deadline. Students must hold a 3.2 grade point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Only US citizens may apply. No prior foreign language study is required. This scholarship requires a $500 student contribution towards the program tuition plus an additional $75 application fee. The remainder of the tuition is covered by the scholarship.

These scholarships are for students who are dependent of full-time employees of: Sony, Mazda, Epson, Toshiba, Johnson & Johnson, C. R. Bard, Inc. and Mitsubishi. These full scholarships vary in length and destination (review YFU webpage).

Summer in Japan, open to high school students with freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior class standing at the time application is submitted. Only US citizens may apply. Previous recipients of a YFU scholarship to Japan are not eligible. There is a cost of $75 application fee. The remainder of the tuition is covered by the scholarship. 

The BP Global Citizens of Tomorrow scholarship program provides financially-challenged students the opportunity to study abroad and gain the intercultural skills needed to succeed in a global economy. The goal of the program is to increase students' intercultural awareness and second-language skills.

Financially-challenged students of all backgrounds with strong academic records and a desire to study abroad for a year in Brazil or India will be awarded full scholarships.Students with demonstrated strengths in academics and an interest in science, technology, engineering, math or other fields important to the energy industry will be a focus of the program.

This full, merit-based scholarship is designed to promote intercultural understanding and peace, and was created in memory of Yoshi Hattori, an AFS Exchange Student to the U.S. from Japan who died in 1992.