English for Heritage Language Speakers Program

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.

The EHLS program is a fully funded scholarship that offers training in advanced English and career skills for U.S. citizens who have a college degree and are native speakers of Amharic, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Balochi, Bambara, Chinese Mandarin, Hausa, Hindi, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Kurdish, Korean, Persian Dari, Persian Farsi, Punjabi, Pushto/Pashto, Russian, Somali, Tadjik, Tamashek, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, or Vietnamese. After the eight-month program at Georgetown University, participants are required to seek at least one-year of employment with the federal government.

The deadline to apply for the EHLS 2024 program is 5pm EDT on July 6, 2023.

For a list of other upcoming in person recruitment events, please check our website: https://www.ehlsprogram.org/get-informed/in-person-events/.

For online information webinars, check here: https://www.ehlsprogram.org/get-informed/information-sessions/