Study abroad? Learn a language? Free, you say?

Here are a couple of scholarship/study opportunities that you might find intriguing … In retrospect, by the way, I personally wish I would have done something like this (as scary as it would have been to leave the comforts of home) when I was in high school and/or college. I did travel and live abroad after school, but I had to pay for it!

  1. National Security Language Initiative for Youth: application due next Thursday, Oct. 29th, by 11:00 am. 600 scholarships for next summer or for next school year will be awarded for high school students with a 2.5 + GPA, between 15 to 18 years of age and U.S. citizens to live in a foreign country and learn one of the following languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian or Turkish. Round trip flight, academic school costs, room and board and health insurance are paid for. See Mrs. Keene for application information.
  2. Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES): application due December 1, 2015. 900 scholarships available for next school year to live with host families and study in Bosnia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, Thailand or Turkey. Scholarship pays for round trip airfare, tuition, educational and cultural activities, visa fees, room and board and medical. Must be 15 to 18 years old, a U. S. Citizen, and enrolled in high school. See Mrs. Keene for more information.

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