CAORC - Critical Languages
Pending the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of State provides scholarships for critical language study in: Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Persian, Turkish, and Indic languages/language. This language initiative is designed to dramatically expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages.
ELIGIBILITY
- Must be US citizen
- Must be undergraduate, Master’s or Ph.D. student to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers.
- Recipients of this scholarship will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.
SELECTION
This is a highly competitive program. Applicants must show significance for studying a specific critical language; a plan for continued language study after the summer session; and, plans for use of language in professional life.
AWARDS
Programs range from 6 weeks to 11 weeks, beginning in early to mid-June. Programs begin with a pre-departure orientation session in Washington, DC. All program costs are covered for participants, including: travel between the student’s home city, Washington, DC, and program location, room, board, travel within country and all entrance fees for program activities.
Visit the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) website for more information.
