English for Heritage Language Speakers Program at Georgetown University

To be eligible for admission to and scholarship for the GU-EHLS program, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be a native speaker of a language other than English. For 2010, speakers of Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Hausa, Igbo, Mandarin, Pashto, Somali, Swahili or Urdu are eligible for admission.
• Have native language skills at level 3 or higher on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale.
• Have completed university-level or equivalent professional education at bachelor’s level or higher in the native language.
• Have English language skills at level 2 or 2+ on the ILR scale.
• Be a United States citizen.
• Be able to commit to full-time day-time study for 6 months at Georgetown University.
• Be completely separated from any position with the United States government and any service in the United States military as the date of instruction begins.
• Agree to fulfill a one-year service commitment with the U.S. government. Note that all scholarship recipients must agree to fulfill this commitment. NSEP will advise scholarship recipients on job placement opportunities, but does not guarantee placement.

There will be 45 scholarships available for the 2010 program at Georgetown University. Scholarships cover the full tuition and a modest living stipend. Scholars will be responsible for purchasing textbooks (estimated at $200-400).

All scholars will receive health insurance coverage through the Georgetown University student medical insurance plan; however, scholars may waive (decline) this insurance if they have their own policy.

Scholars moving to the Washington, DC area for this program will also be able to apply for reimbursement for some relocation costs.

If you do not qualify for the EHLS scholarship program but are interested in similar English language programs, please take our survey. Your responses will help us develop new programs to meet the needs of our community.