Cool Intensive Language Study Opportunity

I’d probably study Korean, but in light of recent events, Arabic is truly critical…(via davespencer/Flickr)

Um, why didn’t I know about this when I was still in school?

Apparently, the U.S. Department of State sponsors the Critical Language Scholarship Program, a super competitive opportunity for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study one of 13 foreign languages over a summer. Fully-funded. The application for summer 2015 is now open and closes on November 12. 

Languages offered 

• Azerbaijani
• Bangla
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Korean
• Punjabi
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Arabic *
• Persian *
• Chinese **
• Japanese **
• Russian **

* requires one year of prior study
** requires two years of prior study