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Claremont McKenna College Campus Advisors

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:

Yi Shun Lai
Assistant Director of Fellowship Advising
Contact

The CLS Program provides resources to help you prepare a competitive application with or without the help of an advisor:


Previous Recipients

Year Name Language Site Institution
2022 Jose Chiquito Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Claremont McKenna College
2022 Grant Thieroff Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Claremont McKenna College
2021 Renee Perper Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2020 Edwin Juarez Korean Gwangju, South Korea Claremont McKenna College
2020 Samrath Machra Punjabi Chandigarh, India Claremont McKenna College
2019 Jayson Yasukochi Chinese Xi'an, China Claremont McKenna College
2019 William Altemus Cullen Hindi Jaipur, India Claremont McKenna College
2018 Charlotte Reinnoldt Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Claremont McKenna College
2018 Juana Granados Russian Vladimir, Russia Claremont McKenna College
2017 Lindsay Burton Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2017 Aaron Yang Chinese Changchun, China Claremont McKenna College
2017 Joshua Graves Chinese Changchun, China Claremont McKenna College
2017 Kandace Fung Chinese Dalian, China Claremont McKenna College
2016 David White Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2016 Jenya Green Arabic Madaba, Jordan Claremont McKenna College
2016 Jessa Dury-Agri Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2015 Syed Farooq Arabic Ibri, Oman Claremont McKenna College
2015 Alyssa Minamide Chinese Dalian, China Claremont McKenna College
2014 Samantha LaPierre Arabic Meknes, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2014 Henry Johnson Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Claremont McKenna College
2014 Alexandra Vreeman Russian Kazan, Russia Claremont McKenna College
2013 Dante Toppo Arabic Rabat, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2013 Chloe Hauenstein Urdu Lucknow, India Claremont McKenna College
2012 Samuel Kahr Russian Vladimir, Russia Claremont McKenna College
2011 Joseph Clifton Korean Jeonju, South Korea Claremont McKenna College
2010 David Franzel Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College
2010 William Broer Chinese Nanjing, China Claremont McKenna College
2008 Laura Eise Arabic Tangier, Morocco Claremont McKenna College

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