Why Learn A Language
access to exciting opportunities
Learning one or more of the 19 different languages offered at Northwestern can open the door to valuable personal, academic and professional opportunities:
- Study abroad
- The Global Learning Office has a wide range of programs for all levels of proficiency. Explore 150 programs in 50 countries and find opportunities that fit your schedule and budget.
- Get involved with research
- As an undergraduate student, you can leverage your language skills through a variety of research grants that include non-English language components, such as translation, interviewing, or archival work in other countries.
- Apply for a fellowship
- Participate in multiple research, internships or academic-focused opportunities both nationally and internationally for which speaking another language can be a fundamental skill.
- Boost your job prospects
- Speaking more than one language makes you more competitive in the global job market and opens up opportunities internationally, demonstrating valuable skills like adaptability and cultural awareness.
funding resources related to language learning
- Undergraduate Language Grant
- $5,000 for intensive summer language study, including languages not taught at Northwestern.
- Office of Fellowships
- Fulbright Student Program
- Critical Language Scholarship
- Boren Scholarship
- For Graduate Students
- DeCoster Grant
- Language Resource Center Summer Language Funding
- Buffett Institute Summer Language Grant
- The Graduate School Fulbright U.S Student Program
- Office of Fellowships
