A Program of the U.S. Department of State
The CLS Application for the 2023 Summer Programs will open in Fall 2022.
Learn more about the CLS Program
The application for CLS Spark is now closed.
Note: CLS Spark is a virtual program for beginning-level learners of Arabic, Chinese and Russian. The CLS Program also administers summer language institutes abroad for learners at all levels in 15 critical languages. The application for the 2023 summer overseas CLS Program will open in fall 2022. Find out more about the summer institutes.