Critical Language Scholarship Program | CLS Advisor Roadmap

CLS Advisor Roadmap

Use our virtual roadmap to build student interest and institutional support of the CLS Program on your campus! You’ll find a month-by-month breakdown of important CLS dates, outreach and recruitment tools and resources, and suggestions for activities to reach more students and build institutional partnerships. Resources for the 2025 CLS Program application, including CLS Spark, will be available in early October.

You can also download a PDF of the Roadmap, complete with checklists here.


Timeline

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Fall Semester

Each year, the applications for the CLS Program and its virtual initiative, CLS Spark, launch at the end of September to early October, making fall the busiest time of the year for outreach and recruitment to students.

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Spring Semester

The CLS application review process takes place during the winter months. Semi-finalists for the CLS Program and CLS Spark are announced in late January and finalists are announced in early March.