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You are not required to go through any office on your campus in order to apply to the CLS Program. However, we recommend you make use of resources available on your campus to strengthen your application.
Resources on your campus may include an academic advisor, the Scholarships Office, Fellowships Office, Merit Awards Office, Study Abroad Office, Honors Program, Career Office or International Programs Office. A campus writing center may also provide helpful feedback on your essays.
The following individuals on your campus are knowledgable about the CLS Program and can provide advice on the application process for you, and support through the process:
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Keila Diehl
Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarships - Prestigious Scholarship Coordinator |
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Alicia Hayes
Prestigious Scholarship Manager/Advisor, Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships |
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The CLS Program provides resources to help you prepare a competitive application with or without the help of an advisor:
Year | Name | Language | Site | Institution |
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2022 | Robert Miller | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of California-Berkeley |
2022 | Amarpreet Kaur | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2022 | Kristie Moore | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | University of California-Berkeley |
2022 | Satyam Sharma | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Aurora Lopez | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Charlotte McClelland | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Cyara Pinkos | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Tausif Noor | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Griffin Fay | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2021 | Ramil Mercado | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2020 | Yasemin Azizalili | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of California-Berkeley |
2020 | Ramil Mercado | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2020 | Mariel Aquino | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Emma Hancock | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Mariam Sabri | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Maxwell Jenkins-Goetz | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Devin Choudhury | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Brendon Ng | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Carl Adler | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Maggie Li | Korean | Busan, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Andrew Guilford | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Cade Hermeling | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | University of California-Berkeley |
2019 | Tina Kremzner-Hsing | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of California-Berkeley |
2018 | Rena Wang | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2018 | Harold Surh Jr. | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2018 | Mauricio Najarro | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2018 | John Dethlefsen | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | University of California-Berkeley |
2017 | Josue Padilla | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2017 | Susan Eberhard | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2017 | Tara Sivaskandan | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2017 | Ariana Pemberton | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2017 | John Dethlefsen | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Melissa Scott | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Dafna Bearson | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Nicole Ferreira | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Rishi Parbhaat Khalsa | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Josie Ygnatowiz | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Raj Bhargava | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Michelle Read | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2015 | Anh Duong | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2015 | Jayson Wang | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2015 | Natalie Rutiezer | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2015 | Nicole Hemenway | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Caitlin Scholl | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Emily Cramer | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Raheem Hanifa | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Joanna Chen | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Michelle Read | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Shin San | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Maya Garcia | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Samuel Dorshimer | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Nicole Hemenway | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2014 | Zala Ahmadzaa | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Joseph Mudikuneil | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Kelsey Waxman | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Rosa Norton | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Tadashi Dozono | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Alison Yee | Chinese | Qingdao, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Hannah Thompson | Chinese | Chengdu, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Harrison Lee | Chinese | Qingdao, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Marvin Salonga | Chinese | Xiamen, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Julia Uyttewaal | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Lisa Kelley | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Hector Morales | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Stephanie Chamberlain | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2013 | Kanwalroop Singh | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Erica Vasquez | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Julia Gettle | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Ethan Prizant | Chinese | Shanghai, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Andy Chang | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Jenna Cavelle | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Adela Chang | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Hannah Archambault | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2012 | Nicholas Robbins | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Erica Vasquez | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Jordan Bach-Lombardo | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Julia Shatz | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Marjon Momand | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Antony D'Avirro | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Rebecca Whittington | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Ethan Prizant | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Rachel Friedlander | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Jenny Oberholtzer | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Myles Iribarne | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
2011 | Melissa Turoff | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Alexia Underwood | Arabic | Alexandria, Egypt | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Catherine Bentivoglio | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Maia Wolins | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Katherine Hasnain | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Carol Chao | Chinese | Nanjing, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Milla Nizar | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Kristi Govella | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Bathsheba Demuth | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Katherine Pisarro-Grant | Russian | Ufa, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2010 | Robert Beahrs | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | Christopher McCourt | Arabic | Alexandria, Egypt | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | David Herschorn | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | James Buck | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | Alainna Thomas | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | Aqilah Hussain | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | Behnaz Raufi | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2009 | Sara Malik | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Hannah Pritchett | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Joseph Gardner | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Robin Collins | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Ryan Calder | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Whalen Peete | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Mariel Block | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Annie Fukushima | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Hardeep Dhillon | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Preeti Mann | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Rupali Jain | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Shelley Dhillon | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Sarah Fullmer | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Tony Lin | Russian | Samara, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Carlos Grenier | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Ryan Centner | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Aparajita Basu | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | David Boyk | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2008 | Tamera Stover | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Mara Bethel | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Nadia Barhoum | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Amit Sarin | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Felicia Parazaider | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Luther Obrock | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Rebecca Junker | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Kevin Schwartz | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Samad Alavi | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Samuel Thrope | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Sarah Garding | Russian | St. Petersburg, Russia | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Renee Ho | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
2007 | Fariya Ali | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of California-Berkeley |
2006 | James Buck | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of California-Berkeley |
2006 | Jason Vivrette | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of California-Berkeley |
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