Dear CLS Advisors, 

I am pleased to announce that the application for the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open!

We welcome your students to apply now to learn a critical foreign language next summer on a fully-funded study abroad program. The application is now live and available online at: https://clscholarship.org/apply. 

Applications are due Tuesday, November 16, 2021 by 8:00pm EST. Resources for advisors are available on our web site at https://clscholarship.org/advisors/advisor-resources and include: 

• Email templates for outreach to students and campus stakeholders
• Application worksheet for students and advisors (Word document)
• Best practices from our advisor community
• Social media templates (offered through Canva)

Last week, I hosted a webinar for advisors to share updates for the 2022 CLS Program. A recording of that webinar is available here: https://youtu.be/n8lBVMM32JE. The CLS Program will host frequent webinars, Q&A sessions, and alumni panels for students and advisors over the coming weeks. We encourage advisors to share these opportunities with their students. By providing frequent webinars, we hope to accommodate a variety of campus and individual student schedules. A full calendar of events these events and corresponding registration links is available on our web site: https://clscholarship.org/events

As always, we thank you for your support of the CLS Program and for your effort to share this information with your campus communities.

All my best,

Natalie Spencer
Assistant Manager, Outreach & Selection
clsadvisors@americancouncils.org