Program dates are June 16 – August 8, 2025. Class times are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CDT) with an hour break scheduled at 11:00 a.m..
Ready to apply? The Common WISLI App should be used to apply to MEDLI, MULTI, NORD, SASLI, and SIPI. Apply directly to CESSI here and SEASSI here.
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Course confirmation and cancellation decisions are based on student interest at the time of the priority deadline (February 1 for CESSI, March 15 for all other summer institutes).
All applications and accompanying materials (e.g., transcripts, personal statement, and $25 application fee) must be received for an application to be considered complete.
Questions? Contact wisli@lpo.wisc.edu or schedule an advising appointment for general inquiries about the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes. You may also email specific program advisors directly or schedule an appointment via each institute’s webpage.
Select a program to apply and learn about application materials and course options.
Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, Uzbek
South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI)
Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Tibetan, Urdu
Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI)
Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turksih
Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI)
Elementary Brazilian Portuguese
The Scandinavian Summer Language Institute (NORD)
Elementary Danish
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese
Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar (MULTI)
An asynchronous online opportunity to learn a rarely-taught African, Southeast Asian, or South Asian language and/or level with expert guidance and facilitation.