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Yale University 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:

Emma-Jane Rose
Associate Director for Fellowship Programs
Contact
Jonas Elbousty
Director of Undergraduate Studies , Near East Languages and Civilizations
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 Elizabeth Surman Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2022 Forrest LaPrade Arabic Meknes, Morocco Yale University
2022 Joseph Gayeski Chinese Changchun, China Yale University
2022 Pirawat Punyagupta Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2022 Naheem Watson Korean Gwangju, South Korea Yale University
2022 Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Yale University
2022 Luke St Pierre Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Yale University
2022 Caitlin Chung Turkish Ankara, Turkey Yale University
2022 Kavya Jain Urdu Lucknow, India Yale University
2021 Caroline Copeland Arabic Tangier, Morocco Yale University
2021 Anne Northrup Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2021 Formosa Deppman Korean Busan, Korea Yale University
2021 Adela Foo Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Yale University
2021 Breeanna Elliott Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Yale University
2020 Basya Gartenstein Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2020 Mai Ichihara Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Yale University
2020 Pirawat Punyagupta Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Yale University
2019 Ivana Bozic Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2019 Zahra Chaudhry Arabic Tangier, Morocco Yale University
2019 Vijaya Iyengar Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2019 Spencer Lee Lenfield Korean Gwangju, South Korea Yale University
2019 Jonathan Greenberg Urdu Lucknow, India Yale University
2018 Nicholas Wade Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2018 Ariege Besson Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Yale University
2017 Amy Kerr Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2017 Christopher Malley Arabic Meknes, Morocco Yale University
2017 Julian Martin Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2017 Shumayl Syed Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2017 Henry Robinson Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2016 Andrew Moran Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2016 Matthew Beattie-Callahan Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Yale University
2016 Hannah Geressu Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Yale University
2016 Samuel Faucher Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Yale University
2016 Josh Feng Urdu Lucknow, India Yale University
2015 Alejandra Padin-Dujon Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2015 Alexandro Gonzalez-Calvillo Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2015 Nathan Grubman Arabic Meknes, Morocco Yale University
2015 Greeshma Rajeev-Kumar Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2015 Joseph Haberman Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Yale University
2015 George Gemelas Turkish Bursa, Turkey Yale University
2014 Michelle Grise Russian Tbilisi, Georgia Yale University
2013 Paige Curtis Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2013 Rachel Downs Arabic Ibri, Oman Yale University
2013 Jonathan Endelman Turkish Bursa, Turkey Yale University
2012 Catherine Sheard Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Yale University
2012 Sophia Walder-Hoge Turkish Bursa, Turkey Yale University
2011 Deirdre Dlugoleski Arabic Muscat, Oman Yale University
2011 Nicholas Leingang Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2011 Quingan Zhou Korean Jeonju, South Korea Yale University
2011 Samuel Hamer Turkish Bursa, Turkey Yale University
2010 Alice Wolfram Arabic Alexandria, Egypt Yale University
2010 Eric Robinson Arabic Cairo, Egypt Yale University
2010 Jennifer Miller Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2010 Emily Gasser Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Yale University
2010 Elizabeth Bospflug Russian Kazan, Russia Yale University
2009 Nevada Griffin Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2009 Lara Weibgen Russian Tomsk, Russia Yale University
2009 Allison Thomas Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Yale University
2008 Isa Mirza Arabic Tangier, Morocco Yale University
2008 Jenika Beck Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Yale University
2008 Keily Miller Arabic Salalah, Oman Yale University
2008 Oriana Bleecher Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2008 Stephanie Brockman Arabic Salalah, Oman Yale University
2008 Susanna Ferguson Arabic Salalah, Oman Yale University
2008 Richard Sosa Chinese Suzhou, China Yale University
2008 Nicholas Bayless Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2008 Chun Ying Wang Korean Suwon, South Korea Yale University
2008 Ronik Bhangoo Punjabi Chandigarh, India Yale University
2008 Nicholas Rutter Russian Samara, Russia Yale University
2008 Anne Ruderman Turkish Ankara, Turkey Yale University
2007 Charles Loi Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2007 Christine Tsang Arabic Amman, Jordan Yale University
2007 Harry Etra Arabic Cairo, Egypt Yale University
2007 Nora Jacobsen Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Yale University
2007 Sarah Cunningham Arabic Tangier, Morocco Yale University
2007 Jonathan Murphy Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Yale University
2007 Andrew Ly Chinese Hong Kong, China Yale University
2007 Rashmee Patil Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University
2007 Michael Schmale Korean Suwon, South Korea Yale University
2007 Christopher Glazek Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Yale University
2007 Ilyana Sawka Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Yale University
2006 Michael Hackett Arabic Cairo, Egypt Yale University
2006 Rashad Ullah Bangla Kolkata, India Yale University
2006 Walter Andonov Hindi Jaipur, India Yale University

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