Project Global Officer will not conduct a scholarship competition for language immersion programs in Summer 2026. Thank you for your interest in language and culture programs. For more information on DLNSEO programs for 2026, please see Boren Awards and The Language Flagship.

Welcome TO PROJECT Global Officer (GO)

Project GO is a nationwide program open to all qualified ROTC students offering fully-funded opportunities in critical language education, overseas study, and cross-cultural experience. Through Project GO, future military officers develop linguistic and cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership for all Services in the 21st century operational environment. Since 2007, Project GO has provided approximately 8,500 students with opportunities to study culture and 19 languages in 29 countries around the world.

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NEW ROTC OPPORTUNITY: 2026-2027 ROTC FLAGSHIP SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAM OPEN COMPETITION 

 

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is seeking proposals from U.S. institutions of higher education to develop a new Flagship Summer Language Program for ROTC students in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Swahili. This solicitation is open to all U.S. IHEs with at least one on-campus ROTC unit to provide instruction in at least one of the six specified languages for summer hybrid or overseas programming. This program is open to all ROTC cadets and midshipmen and provides summer training in critical languages.

More information is available for this RFP open competition on The Language Flagship website here.

Project GO has shaped my military career and leadership by giving me a new perspective. I came back from my program with more confidence to pursue a language, which I hadn't had before. While it was definitely daunting going to India for my first experience outside of the US, it was amazing.  

Air Force First Lieutenant MaKayla Hansen

Hindi, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018)

Beyond improving my language proficiency, [Project GO] let me connect with people in the country. Project GO and the skills it provided were really a stepping-off point for me, in terms of growing my professional competencies.

Army First Lieutenant Austin Price

Chinese, CSUSB, Georgia Tech, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2013, 2014, 2015)

Living and studying abroad in Estonia and Latvia [through Project GO and the Language Enabled Airmen Program (LEAP)] accelerated my ability to adapt to new environments, a vital skill for building trust and rapport with foreign officers. My cross-cultural understanding allows me to break through cultural barriers...I can use my language to find logistical solutions across any swath of Eastern European countries. 

Air Force First Lieutenant Samantha Nordmark

Russian, University of North Georgia and University of Pittsburgh (2018 and 2019)

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Benefits for Students

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Provides scholarships for intensive critical language study

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Open to ROTC students in all branches - Army, Air Force, Navy/Marines

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Fully funds summer study abroad programs

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Serves as a launch pad for future military careers with language needs

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Open to contracted or non-contracted cadets & midshipmen

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Allows students from all units to study in any Project GO program nationwide

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