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EHLS is an initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO)

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English for Heritage Language Speakers

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Native speakers of critical languages are in high demand in the U.S. government. EHLS trains advanced English speakers to be effective communicators and strong candidates for federal jobs.

All EHLS participants receive a full scholarship from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) that includes tuition and a living stipend.

The 2023 EHLS Program is open to native speakers of:

AmharicArabicAzerbaijaniBalochi
BambaraChinese MandarinHausaHindi
KazakhKyrgyzKurdishKorean
Persian DariPersian FarsiPunjabiPashto
RussianSomaliTajikTamashek
ThaiTurkishUkrainianUrdu
UzbekVietnamese