The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages provides vision, leadership, and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.

1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314-1587
Tel: (703) 894-2900
Fax: (703) 894-2905
https://www.actfl.org/

The Center for Applied Linguistics promotes language learning and cultural understanding by providing research, resources, and policy analysis.

4646 40th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-1859
Tel: (202) 362-0700
Fax: (202) 362-3740
Email: info@cal.org
http://www.cal.org/

The Critical Language Scholarship Program offers overseas cultural and language immersion programs for American undergraduate and graduate students.

American Councils for International Education, 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036-5136
Tel: (877) 257-9922
Tel: (202) 833-7522
Email: cls@americancouncils.org
https://www.clscholarship.org/

The Modern Language Association is a leading advocate for the study and teachings of languages and linguistics and provides professional resources for teachers and scholars.

85 Broad Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10004-2434
Tel: (646) 576-5000
Fax: (646) 458-0030
Email: help@mla.org
https://www.mla.org/

The National Foreign Language Center offers summer training programs, known as STARTALK, for language students and teachers.

University of Maryland
5600 Rivertech Court, Suite K
College Park, MD 20737
Tel: (301) 405-9828
Fax: (301) 405-9829
http://www.nflc.org/

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth offers merit-based scholarships for overseas language immersion programs for high school students and recent high school graduates.

Tel: (866) 790-2086
Email: nsliy@americancouncils.org
https://www.nsliforyouth.org/