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University of Florida 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:

Anita Anantharam
Associate Professor, Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research 		Contact
☆ Kelly Medley
External Scholarship & Fellowships Coordinator, University Honors Program 		Contact
Lisa Booth
Executive Director, Center for European Studies 		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 Derrick Chen Arabic Ibri, Oman University of Florida
2022 Kathryn Mann Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Florida
2022 Ava Chandler Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Florida
2022 Ava Johnson Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Florida
2022 Kaitlyn Brus Swahili Arusha, Tanzania University of Florida
2021 Alyssa Morford Arabic Ibri, Oman University of Florida
2021 Francesca Bagala Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of Florida
2021 Irfan Kovankaya Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of Florida
2020 Eva Bayer Chinese Dalian, China University of Florida
2020 Eileen Joy Calub Turkish Bursa, Turkey University of Florida
2019 Kian Thomas Japanese Okayama, Japan University of Florida
2019 Hannah Lyons Korean Busan, South Korea University of Florida
2019 Rudra Gautam Korean Busan, South Korea University of Florida
2018 Amanda Yeargin Chinese Xi'an, China University of Florida
2018 Laura Sanchez Chinese Dalian, China University of Florida
2018 Sierra Blashock Japanese Hikone, Japan University of Florida
2018 Carolyn Imes Swahili Arusha, Tanzania University of Florida
2018 Simone Yuille Swahili Arusha, Tanzania University of Florida
2017 Christine Le Jeune Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of Florida
2017 Amy Hare Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan University of Florida
2016 John Wu Chinese Dalian, China University of Florida
2016 Natasha Kelly Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Florida
2016 William Coburn Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of Florida
2015 Thomas Young Chinese Xi'an, China University of Florida
2015 Jessica Highfill Turkish Bursa, Turkey University of Florida
2014 Ameen Mettawa Chinese Suzhou, China University of Florida
2014 Andres Fernandez Russian Kazan, Russia University of Florida
2014 Frank Plageman IV Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of Florida
2014 Victor Guerra Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of Florida
2012 Sarah Juliachs Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Florida
2012 Harry Leeds Russian Ufa, Russia University of Florida
2011 Thomas Young Chinese Beijing, China University of Florida
2011 Huiling Wolff-Koo Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Florida
2011 Justin Fisch Korean Jeonju, South Korea University of Florida
2011 Brittany Roberts Russian Ufa, Russia University of Florida
2011 Aylin Ozgen Turkish Izmir, Turkey University of Florida
2010 Sarah Kaiser-Cross Arabic Cairo, Egypt University of Florida
2010 Janell Ho-Sang Chinese Shanghai, China University of Florida
2010 Caleb Simmons Hindi Jaipur, India University of Florida
2010 Holly Decker Russian Ufa, Russia University of Florida
2010 Kamal Gray Turkish Istanbul, Turkey University of Florida
2010 Anuradha Pandey Urdu Lucknow, India University of Florida
2009 Tiffany Richards Russian Kaliningrad, Russia University of Florida
2008 Deborah Swerdlow Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Florida
2008 Jessica Neafie Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Florida
2008 Benjamin Klein Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of Florida
2008 Christopher Wahl Russian Tomsk, Russia University of Florida
2008 Lisa Booth Russian Tomsk, Russia University of Florida
2008 Tiffany Richards Russian Astrakhan, Russia University of Florida
2007 Michael Gomez Arabic Cairo, Egypt University of Florida
2007 Naseem Ferdowsi Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Florida
2007 Nilamadhava Raisz Bangla Kolkata, India University of Florida
2007 Hunter Williams Chinese Hong Kong, China University of Florida
2006 Timothy Allen Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Florida

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