A Program of the U.S. Department of State
Yale University
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:
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Emma-Jane Rose
Associate Director for Fellowship Programs |
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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:
- Review our tips and instruction video about preparing a quality application (links to a video)
- Review our Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the the CLS Program
- Work through our Application Essays Worksheet while you prepare your application (downloads a Word document)
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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