A Program of the U.S. Department of State
American University
American 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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Bushra Asif
Program Coordinator, Office of Merit Awards |
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Chris Swanson
Associate Director, Office of Merit Awards |
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Hye Young Shin
Professorial Lecturer |
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Natallia Cherashneva
Russian Language Instructor |
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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 | Nathaniel Balk | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2022 | Angelina Freeman | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2022 | Abigail Boteler | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | American University |
| 2021 | Benjamin Holtzman | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2021 | Isabel Miramontes | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | American University |
| 2021 | Evan Gertler | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | American University |
| 2021 | Edgar Palomino | Chinese | Changchun, China | American University |
| 2021 | Kate Jasenski | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | American University |
| 2021 | Mackenzie Hale | Chinese | Dalian, China | American University |
| 2021 | Ihechiluru Ezuruonye | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | American University |
| 2021 | Natasha Riegle | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | American University |
| 2021 | Kiran Waqar | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2020 | Daisyareli Martin | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | American University |
| 2020 | Maria Papita | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2020 | Fatoumata Magassa | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2020 | Kiran Waqar | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2019 | Elliott Sanders | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2019 | Tara Rao | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | American University |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Anderson | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | American University |
| 2019 | Victoria Blymier | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | American University |
| 2019 | Alexis Maciel | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | American University |
| 2019 | Anabel Reyes-Ovalles | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | American University |
| 2019 | Alyssa Harvie | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2019 | Emily Ronis | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2019 | Hana Manadath | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2018 | Kale Mohammed | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2018 | Matthew Stebenne | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | American University |
| 2018 | Aaron Franke | Chinese | Suzhou, China | American University |
| 2018 | Faith Gay | Chinese | Xi'an, China | American University |
| 2018 | Kathleen Connolly | Chinese | Xi'an, China | American University |
| 2018 | Victoria Blymier | Korean | Busan, South Korea | American University |
| 2017 | EmmaLeah Hardin | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2017 | Nilaya Knafo | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2017 | Thomas Cugini | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | American University |
| 2017 | Travis Walker | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2017 | Ranu Nath | Bangla | Kolkata, India | American University |
| 2017 | Lauren Lumpkin | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | American University |
| 2017 | Cheyenne Boyce | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2017 | Harry Wright II | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | American University |
| 2017 | Andrea Snyder | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | American University |
| 2017 | Breanna Bellatti | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | American University |
| 2017 | Kimberly Taber | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2017 | Mary Pavia | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2016 | Joshua Rodriguez | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2016 | Maha Kamel | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2016 | Sasa Tang | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2016 | Austin Krug | Chinese | Dalian, China | American University |
| 2016 | Benjamin Piccarreta | Chinese | Xi'an, China | American University |
| 2016 | David Bradshaw | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | American University |
| 2016 | Lindsay Maizland | Chinese | Changchun, China | American University |
| 2016 | Olivia Drouhaut | Chinese | Suzhou, China | American University |
| 2016 | Brandon Sims | Hindi | Jaipur, India | American University |
| 2016 | Pooja Tilvawala | Hindi | Jaipur, India | American University |
| 2016 | Alex Laplaza | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2016 | Annisah Smith | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2016 | Agnes Sagina | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | American University |
| 2016 | Grace Sayuri Ahearn | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | American University |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Wallis | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | American University |
| 2016 | Howlader Nashara | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | American University |
| 2016 | Liliana Ascencio | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | American University |
| 2015 | Denise Paarlberg | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2015 | Howlader Nashara | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2015 | Mindy Duong | Chinese | Dalian, China | American University |
| 2015 | Mycal Ford | Chinese | Xi'an, China | American University |
| 2015 | Nancy Chong | Hindi | Jaipur, India | American University |
| 2015 | Annisah Smith | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2015 | Susan Vulpas | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2015 | Alexi Maxwell | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | American University |
| 2015 | Joy De Guzman | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | American University |
| 2015 | Rachael Rosenberg | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | American University |
| 2015 | Zhong-Kang Yue | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2014 | Sarah Parsons | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | American University |
| 2014 | Dorian Bakogiannis | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | American University |
| 2014 | Molly Maguire-Marshall | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | American University |
| 2014 | Alexandra Vanier | Chinese | Guangzhou, China | American University |
| 2014 | Christopher Evanson | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | American University |
| 2014 | Kathy Kim | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | American University |
| 2014 | Rhys Leahy | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | American University |
| 2014 | Alessia De Vitis | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | American University |
| 2014 | Sagatom Saha | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | American University |
| 2013 | Boomya Patan | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2013 | Nathan May | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | American University |
| 2013 | Molly Maguire-Marshall | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | American University |
| 2013 | Cody Feldman | Chinese | Xiamen, China | American University |
| 2013 | Melissa Newcomb | Chinese | Qingdao, China | American University |
| 2013 | Alexander McQuade | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2013 | Daniel Finlay | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2013 | Lindsay Little | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2013 | Alessia De Vitis | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | American University |
| 2013 | Claire Connor | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | American University |
| 2013 | Janetta Deppa | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | American University |
| 2013 | Daniel MacDuff | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2013 | Erin Quinn | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2013 | Ursala Knudsen-Latta | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2013 | Willem van der Mei | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2012 | Elise Alexander | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2012 | Rachel Black | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | American University |
| 2012 | Sadie Stevens | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | American University |
| 2012 | Shelby Jamerson | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2012 | Olivia Henshaw | Chinese | Xi'an, China | American University |
| 2012 | Sean Dugdale | Chinese | Shanghai, China | American University |
| 2012 | Taylor Sutton | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | American University |
| 2012 | Leah Kintner | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | American University |
| 2012 | Meera Kallupura | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | American University |
| 2012 | Daniel MacDuff | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | American University |
| 2012 | Erin Quinn | Urdu | Lucknow, India | American University |
| 2011 | Emily Yox | Arabic | Fes, Morocco | American University |
| 2011 | Maha Hilal | Arabic | Fes, Morocco | American University |
| 2011 | Jaim Coddington | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | American University |
| 2011 | Maura Farrell | Bangla | Kolkata, India | American University |
| 2011 | Bryan Yannantuono | Chinese | Beijing, China | American University |
| 2011 | Jeremy Cohen | Chinese | Shanghai, China | American University |
| 2011 | Skyler Mencke | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | American University |
| 2011 | William Zeman | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | American University |
| 2010 | Athena Hoover | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | American University |
| 2010 | Kayla Rizzoli | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | American University |
| 2010 | Lauren Barr | Arabic | Alexandria, Egypt | American University |
| 2010 | Lillian Cicerchia | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | American University |
| 2010 | Nathan Thompson | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2010 | Maura Farrell | Bangla | Kolkata, India | American University |
| 2010 | Jonathan Freimark | Chinese | Nanjing, China | American University |
| 2010 | Ingrid Specht | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2010 | Samantha Wapnick | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2010 | Wyatt Gordon | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | American University |
| 2010 | Michelle Dromgold | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | American University |
| 2009 | Amanda Plunkett | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2009 | Karun Tilak | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2009 | Katrina Otero | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2009 | Lauren Barr | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2009 | Lauren Cater | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | American University |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Tseng | Chinese | Suzhou, China | American University |
| 2009 | Ethan Meick | Chinese | Harbin, China | American University |
| 2009 | Katherine Suplick | Chinese | Harbin, China | American University |
| 2009 | William Zeman | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | American University |
| 2008 | Amy Teachout | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | American University |
| 2008 | Farida Khatchadourian | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2008 | Michelle Mays | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2008 | Nawal Mustafa | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | American University |
| 2008 | Samuel Shepson | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2008 | Sarah Beller | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2008 | Garrett Harkins | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | American University |
| 2008 | Keely Foutch | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | American University |
| 2008 | Nahal Tavangar | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | American University |
| 2008 | Kevin Sullivan | Russian | Samara, Russia | American University |
| 2008 | Alice Shukla | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | American University |
| 2008 | Jayne Gabrielle Cosson | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | American University |
| 2008 | Sarah Fischer | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | American University |
| 2007 | Andrea Porter | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | American University |
| 2007 | Erika Mercer | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2007 | Jennryn Wetzler | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | American University |
| 2007 | Matthew Lundin | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | American University |
| 2007 | Katherine Meck | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | American University |
| 2007 | Alice Shukla | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | American University |
| 2006 | Christian Doolin | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | American University |
| 2006 | Yasmin Naghash | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | American University |
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