

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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Arthur Salvo
Assistant Director of National Fellowships, College Center for Research and Fellowships |
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Kevin Doherty
Assistant Director of Fellowships |
Contact |
Sandra Zupan
Assistant Director of Fellowships and Undergraduate Research, College 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:
Year | Name | Language | Site | Institution |
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2022 | Asia Quizon-Colquitt | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of Chicago |
2022 | Sofia Hrycyszyn | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | University of Chicago |
2022 | Hira Baig | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Chicago |
2022 | Florence Fu | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | University of Chicago |
2022 | Henry Brefka | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2022 | Emma Janssen | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2022 | Kyle Capps | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2021 | Ellen Richmond | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2021 | Meera Santhanam | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Chicago |
2021 | Andrew Frangos | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | University of Chicago |
2021 | Estrella Hernandez | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | University of Chicago |
2021 | Julia Gerdin | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Chicago |
2021 | Kristen Busch | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Chicago |
2021 | Ava Sharifi | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2021 | Julia Holzman | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
2020 | Andres Leland | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Chicago |
2020 | Andrew Chen | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Chicago |
2020 | Bahadin Kerborani | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2020 | Armando Pizano | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | University of Chicago |
2019 | Gabriel Davis | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2019 | Katherine Randazzo | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2019 | Laureen Akram | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of Chicago |
2019 | William Yee | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of Chicago |
2019 | Elizabeth Smith | Korean | Busan, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2019 | Sabine Schulz | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2019 | Livia Mann | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Chicago |
2019 | Adam Burba | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Chicago |
2018 | Benjamin Weinstein | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2018 | Elizabeth Fierro | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2018 | Sarah Levenstam | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Chicago |
2018 | Marco Kaisth | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2018 | Alexander Eid | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2018 | John Al-Haddad | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Chicago |
2017 | Catherine Cleveland | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2017 | Kaitlin Dominski | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2017 | Michael Peddycoart | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2017 | Olivia Rosenzweig | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2017 | Omar Elmasry | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of Chicago |
2017 | Owen Lee | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Chicago |
2017 | David Reher | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Chicago |
2017 | Katrina Keegan | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Chicago |
2017 | Sarah Levenstam | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
2016 | Kelsye Turner | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2016 | Madeline de Figueiredo | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2016 | Nicholas Posegay | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2016 | Courtney Kain | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2016 | Grace Bologna | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | University of Chicago |
2016 | Cara Christenberry | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2016 | Nora Jacobsen Ben Hammed | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2016 | Malini Singh | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
2015 | Zachery Taylor | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2015 | Christy Brandly | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Chicago |
2015 | Tyler Anderson | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Chicago |
2015 | Victoria Huang | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2015 | Allison Kanner | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2015 | Zachary Winters | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2015 | Warren Yates | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Chicago |
2015 | Eyal Hanfling | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
2014 | Emily Gerdin | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2014 | Matthew Schweitzer | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2014 | Samee Sulaiman | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2014 | Yevgen Sautin | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Chicago |
2014 | Wesley Milillo | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Chicago |
2014 | Anna Andriychuk | Japanese | Himeji, Japan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Anna Hazard | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Antonio Musto | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Emma Kalb | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Michael Peddycoart | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Samuel Hodgkin | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2014 | Rafael Abramovitz | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | University of Chicago |
2014 | Marina Best | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2013 | Andrea Haidar | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2013 | Kaylee Steck | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2013 | Kyle Bellows | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2013 | Myriam Sabbaghi | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2013 | Patrick Thevenow | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2013 | Yusef Al-Jarani | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2013 | Heather Lyon | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2012 | Naji Bsisu | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2012 | Pamela Shapiro | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2012 | Sami Sweis | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2012 | Aliza Warwick | Chinese | Shanghai, China | University of Chicago |
2012 | James Manley | Chinese | Shanghai, China | University of Chicago |
2012 | Laura Conley | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2012 | Christopher Sheklian | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2012 | Spencer Watts | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2012 | Tristan Bates | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2011 | Diana Patterson | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | University of Chicago |
2011 | Anna Schleusener | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Chicago |
2011 | Nelson Auner | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2011 | Daniel Phillips | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Chicago |
2011 | Hannah Frank | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Chicago |
2011 | Lydia Kiesling | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2010 | Anna Zelenz | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2010 | Emily Boggs | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2010 | Kristin Hickman | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | University of Chicago |
2010 | Michelle Quay | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2010 | Tara Beeny | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2010 | Tyler Blackwell | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Chicago |
2010 | Vanessa Bernick | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2010 | Victoria de Winter | Chinese | Nanjing, China | University of Chicago |
2010 | Jason Stone | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2010 | Violet Wanta | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2010 | Stefan Erickson | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2010 | Eric Palomaa | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2009 | Zhi Chen Lin | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2009 | Ameya Pawar | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2009 | Austin O'Malley | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2009 | Ryan Durkin | Russian | Astrakhan, Russia | University of Chicago |
2009 | Emin Lelic | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2009 | Kimberly Gouz | Turkish | Alanya, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2009 | Michael Carwile | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2008 | Jasmin Urban | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | University of Chicago |
2008 | Laura Dean | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | University of Chicago |
2008 | Mark Drury | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | University of Chicago |
2008 | Isaac Cowhey | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Chicago |
2008 | Meredyth Sneed | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Chicago |
2008 | Clare Wolfe | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2008 | Ricardo Rivera | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2008 | Andrew Krug | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Chicago |
2008 | Erin Pappas | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Chicago |
2008 | Joseph Ford | Russian | Samara, Russia | University of Chicago |
2008 | Andrea Halverson | Turkish | Alanya, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2008 | James Ryan | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2008 | Nicholas Kontovas | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2008 | Robert Wilson | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2007 | Emily Meierding | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2007 | Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | University of Chicago |
2007 | Jonathan Wildt | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Chicago |
2007 | Joseph Gardner | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | University of Chicago |
2007 | Kelli Barton | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Chicago |
2007 | Walter Smith | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Anne Elizabeth Rebull | Chinese | Hong Kong, China | University of Chicago |
2007 | Jesse Prestwood-Taylor | Chinese | Hong Kong, China | University of Chicago |
2007 | Erin Matson | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Katherine Lieder | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Silas Ellison | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Tamara Silverleaf | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Anita Kellogg | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2007 | Zachary Hooker | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of Chicago |
2007 | Michael Cornell | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Chicago |
2007 | Brinton Ahlin | Russian | St. Petersburg, Russia | University of Chicago |
2007 | AnnaLinden Weller | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2007 | Bernhard Richert | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | University of Chicago |
2007 | Sarah Chaudhari | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
2006 | Antoinette Abboud | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | University of Chicago |
2006 | Andrew Stecker | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2006 | Priya Nelson | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Chicago |
2006 | Maya Barron | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Chicago |
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