You may be interested in the State Department's Critical Language Scholarship Program. This fully-funded language and cultural immersion program is offered in 14 different languages, and 9 of those programs don't require any prior knowledge of the language. They are holding an information session tomorrow (Tuesday, September 19) at 3pm in 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 106C. You can find the facebook event here:
https://tinyurl.com/yd5zecju