A Program of the U.S. Department of State
Georgetown University
Georgetown 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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Lauren Tuckley
Director, Center for Research and Fellowships |
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 | Alessandro Recchia | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Jasmine Deal | Chinese | Dalian, China | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Devin Davidson | Korean | Busan, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | George Garcia | Korean | Busan, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Julianna Hellerman | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Rimpal Bajwa | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Eileen Huhn | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgetown University |
| 2022 | Rebeca Martinez | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Coby Vail | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Jeremie Langlois | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Madeleine Walker | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Thomas Schiavone | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Zain Haq | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Ishanee Chanda | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Eva Saville | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Joey Gonzales | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Katelyn Radack | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Tyler Seuc | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Kathryn Yang | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Axel Catellier | Korean | Gwangju, Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Christopher Bass | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Orchi Banerjee | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Sage Grinta | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Brian Britt | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Clara Ma | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2021 | Madina Smagulova | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Casey Donahue | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Liana Sherman | Chinese | Dalian, China | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Hasini Shyamsundar | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Cooper Vardy | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Sabria Kazmi | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2020 | Sage Grinta | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Caris Boegl | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Joshua Parsons | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Rhya Evans | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Brigitta Schuchert | Chinese | Dalian, China | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Christian Allen | Chinese | Changchun, China | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Dakota Cary | Chinese | Dalian, China | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Taylor Walshe | Chinese | Dalian, China | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Luke Butcher | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Joseph Gomez | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Saumya Kasliwal | Korean | Busan, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Myehan Isaczai | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Anna Landre | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Benjamin Moody | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Kaitlyn Johnson | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Bethany Taylor | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Georgetown University |
| 2019 | Kate Fin | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Ines Oulamine | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Leah Kanzer | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Ramon Pericas | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Katherine Schmidt | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Ashianna Jetha | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Camille Bismonte | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | John Pleasants | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Kevin Yuan | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Jason Bartlett | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Ashley Lane | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Maxwell Scurlock | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Kiren Chaudry | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Michael Rendelman | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Niall Gillen | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Christine McNeill | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Hannah Byrne | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2018 | Henry Appel | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Yasmeen El-Hasan | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Kathleen Daly | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Andrew O'Brien | Chinese | Changchun, China | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Greta Hagedorn | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Peter Johnston | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Theodore Goetemann | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Humphrey | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Jessica Schieder | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Vincent DeLaurentis | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | David Lysenko | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Kimya Jamasbi | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Caleb Haynes | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Piyusha Mittal | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2017 | Zoya Waliany | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Andrea Wise | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Mackenzie Colella | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Margaret Crownover | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Sonali Dhawan | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Sylvia Levy | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Beth Kroman | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | John Ellington | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Scott Goldstein | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Dylan Camche | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Andrew Marshall | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Grace Fenton | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Sarah Fasano | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2016 | Shane Quinn | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Hermila Yifter | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Jada Bullen | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | James Saker | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Nicholas Heller | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Vincent DeLaurentis | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Bhavya Jha | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | Rabia Mirza | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2015 | William Travers | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Benjamin Batarseh | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Eitan Sayag | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Keegan Terek | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Cassandra Agyemang | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Jessie Meier | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Tye Sundlee | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | William Spach | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2014 | Sabrina Ahmed | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Ariana Marnicio | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Keegan Terek | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Adam Grimm | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Chloe Krawczyk | Chinese | Qingdao, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Christopher Wing | Chinese | Qingdao, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Ekaterina Yudin | Chinese | Qingdao, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Elaine Li | Chinese | Qingdao, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Moriah Lenhart-Wees | Chinese | Chengdu, China | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Jacob Vawter | Japanese | Himeji, Japan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Alexander Wilner | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Kevin Greer | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Paul Bucala | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Sabra Simmonds | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Samuel Shore | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Sean Mann | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Dena Sholk | Russian | Ufa, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Audrey Stevens | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Eli Lovely | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2013 | Rebecca Barr | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Anastasia Burnett | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Johanna Caldwell | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Jordan Daniels | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Sairah Akhtar-Zaidi | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Patrick Molitoris | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Dena Sholk | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Kristine Nugent | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Alexandra End | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Claire Willits | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Erica Hanichak | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Graham Griffiths | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Jessica Sims | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Lauren Edwards | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Sarabrynn Hudgins | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Zoe Walder-Hoge | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Alexandra Bellay | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2012 | Amanda Lanzillo | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Ann Gaul | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Kathleen Kelley | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Patrick Deem | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Richard Frohlichstein | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Robert Mogielnicki | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Devin Finn | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Alexander Rounds | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Carmen Trigo | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Jessica Karlow | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Neil Menon | Chinese | Beijing, China | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Rhea Vance-Cheng | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Brendan Somerville | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Jacob Zenn | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Manuel Manriquez | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Corey Sherman | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Jennifer McCarter | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Brendan McElroy | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Katarzyna Tokarz | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Paige Ibanez | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Kaitlyn Allen | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Lawrence Laws | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Meredith Rahn-Oakes | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2011 | Kevin Grossinger | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Jinah Haytko | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Jonathan Rose | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Sarah Lorch | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Isabelle Kaplan | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Danielle Goetter | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | HollyAnne Giffin | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Mariel Reed | Chinese | Nanjing, China | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Charlotte Powers | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Nicholas Miller | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Caroline Tarpey | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Michael Baumann | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Eva Trust | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Katarzyna Tokarz | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Laura Molloy | Russian | Ufa, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Andrea D'Agostino | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Andrew Campion | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Keyia Yalcin | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2010 | Zachary Foster | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Kathleen Feehan | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Loghman Fattahi | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Michael Bagrosky | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Sharlina Hussain | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Benjamin Lazarus | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Murad Mamedov | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Bethany Haworth | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Danielle Goetter | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Clayton Keir | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | James Astrue | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Melissa Kerr | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Elliott Wrenn | Russian | Kaliningrad, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Williams | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Kaley Alberty | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Kevin Boyd | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Leslie Root | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2009 | Alisha Bhagat | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Alex Schank | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Jonathan Rose | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Megan Sobel | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Miki Wilkins | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Nadia Khan | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Rachel Brandenburg | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Walter Chahanovich | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Yvonne Elosiebo | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Alison Goodrich | Chinese | Harbin, China | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Chantal Grinderslev | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Silpa Thaivalappil | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Clayton Keir | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Thomas Bowen | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Jason Klocek | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Dominique Shure | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Sarah Rose Skarzynski | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2008 | Victoria Zyp | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Benjamin Embury | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Elizabeth O'Bagy | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Katelin Maher | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Margie Velazquez | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Max Librach | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Rebecca Glade | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Jennifer McFadden | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Ivan Parkinson | Turkish | Alanya, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2007 | Victoria Zyp | Turkish | Alanya, Turkey | Georgetown University |
| 2006 | Gary Boutz | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Georgetown University |
| 2006 | Raisa Sheynberg | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Georgetown University |
| 2006 | Walter Chahanovich | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Georgetown University |
| 2006 | Jennifer McFadden | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Georgetown University |
| 2006 | Katherine Dunn | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Georgetown University |
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