English for Heritage Language Speakers

English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) is an intensive advanced English and professional skills program that prepares non-native English speakers from a variety of fields for careers with the federal government.

The program offers full scholarships for U.S. citizens who have a college degree and are native speakers of Arabic, Azerbaijani, Balochi, Bambara, Dari, Hausa, Hindi, Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Tajik, Tamashek, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, or Vietnamese.

Applications for the 2020 program are due July 5, 2019. Click here to learn more.

EHLS staff will be in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Stop by one of the informational events to learn more about the program!

TUESDAY, APRIL 30

WEBINAR: What to Expect Before and After EHLS
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Register

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

Walnut Street West Library
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

Northeast Regional Library
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Plainsboro Public Library (New Jersey)
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

WEBINAR: Applying to EHLS: The Online Application and Skills Testing
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Register