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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, Department of Religion	Contact
☆	Kelly Medley External Scholarship & Fellowships Coordinator, University Honors Program	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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