Application

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Please note:

Summer Language Abroad applications open on November 1st and close on January 31st. To check exact days of the week that fall in your application year, check the "Apply" landing page.
Faculty members do not need to write a separate letter for you. They fill a multiple choice and short-answer recommendation form, triggered by the submission of your application. Faculty have an additional week after the SLA application deadline to submit their recommendations.
Applications outside of the application cycle will not be accepted (e.g. the survey will not open before or after the announced dates above)
We will only accept the first application that you submit. Do not hit submit until you are finished.
You can save your application and return to it anytime.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Components

To successfully complete the SLA grant application, you will need the following:

General Applicant Information

Your name, email, NDID, etc.
Information on all previous post-secondary language coursework, including courses taken at other institutions (names of courses, grades awarded, GPA points earned)
Information on all previous study abroad experiences (estimated dates, languages taken, length of stay)

Proposed Program Information

A brief description of your proposed program, in your own words
Basic information about your program of choice, including anticipated dates of study, class contact hours, and a website link
Confirmation that you have already met with at least one faculty advisor to discuss your proposed language program on which to spend your SLA grant
Any additional summer funding for which you have already applied or intend to apply

Short Essay Questions (between 300 and 500 words each)

Explain how learning this language helps you reach your goals, both personal and professional. Reflect on your motivations for learning this particular language and what other steps you have taken or plan to take to help you reach those goals.
Describe the course of study you plan to undertake with the help of an SLA Grant. Elaborate on why have you chosen this particular language program over others and include what "pros" and "cons" you considered while discerning which program to choose.
Two part question -- please answer both a and b.
What qualities/characteristics do you possess that will...
a. help you to have a successful summer experience? Explain how you imagine those traits to be used to your advantage.
b. potentially hinder you from having a successful summer experience? Explain how you imagine those traits to be a challenge and how you anticipate overcoming them.

Itemized Budget

Estimated costs for travel to/in-country of study
Accommodation costs during course of study
Program tuition costs
International health insurance costs
- All undergraduate students must purchase GeoBlue Health Insurance through NDG. The insurance will cost approximately $17 a week. GeoBlue is also available to graduate students, if they opt to enroll.

Faculty Recommendation

Faculty member's email and title
Applicants must ensure that a faculty member submits a recommendation for their language study abroad by the deadline indicated on the application landing page. Proposals without faculty recommendations will not be accepted.

Your Faculty Recommendation may be from your SLA Program Faculty Advisor or a different faculty member with whom you are familiar.

Please note that a recommendation request will be generated and automatically sent to your listed faculty member upon submission of your application form. We strongly encourage you to reach out to them once you have submitted to ensure they received a recommendation request. Use this link to request a recommendation only if the faculty member did not receive or lost the email requesting that a recommendation be submitted.