A Program of the U.S. Department of State
Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Bloomington 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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Alwiya Omar
Clinical Professor/African Languages Coordinator |
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Paul Fogleman
Associate Director |
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Rebecca Manring
Assoc. Prof.; Director of Language Instruction, Dhar India Studies Program; Religious Studies Dept |
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Sibel Crum
Faculty, Lecturer |
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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 | Emma Holdren | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | Amika Ghosh | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | Brock DeMark | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | Marria Peduto | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | James Noffsinger | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | Audrey Killian | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | John Bursawi | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2022 | John Szczuka | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2021 | Melissa Lieffers | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2021 | Brock DeMark | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2021 | Christian James | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2021 | Savannah Lee | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2020 | John Stewart | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2019 | Samantha Poole | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2019 | Eduardo Acaron-Padilla | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2019 | Owen Adams | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2019 | Devlin Cook-Hines | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2019 | Andrew Greco | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Yassmin Fashir | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Jamie Lui | Chinese | Changchun, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Christian James | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Donald Bradley | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Kristen Pimley | Korean | Busan, South Korea | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Nancy Smith | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Boryana Borisova | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Kaethe Schroeder | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2018 | Margaret Bott | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Margaret Morley | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Rebecca Ajamoughli | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Tania Ramos | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Antonio Santa Cruz | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Marlyatou Sow | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Sean Hall | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Katherine Jordan | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Zawadi Rowe | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Jordi Saunders | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Kieran Hatton | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2017 | Matthew Neuman | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Nicholas Wernert | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Amanda Stephens | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Jessica Merritt | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Jermaine Butler | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Navjot Dhadwal | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Meryem Ozel | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Rachael Wehrle | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2016 | Amanda Lanzillo | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Kristen Cherry | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Tyler Russell | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Alyssa Meyer | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Brandon Miliate | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Jade Powers | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | John McHugh | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Amanda Stephens | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Jessamyn Bowling | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Marissa Smit | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Melisa Frost | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Keely Bakken | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Casey Vaughn | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Haily Merritt | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2015 | Kaitlyn Hockerman | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Amin Sophiamehr | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Margarethe McDonald | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Anthony Ross | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Joseph Polchek | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Caroline Stokes | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2014 | Rebecca Mueller | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Troy Cummins | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Collin Walsh | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Blake Lemmons | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Elliott Newton | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Piper O'Sullivan | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Matthew Carter | Russian | Ufa, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Brandon Campbell | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Susan Zimmerman | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Katherine Cierniak | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Jonathan Bratt | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Jessica Merritt | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Margarethe McDonald | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Josh Berer | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Jeffrey Heerdink | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Keely Bakken | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2012 | Melissa Witcombe | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Ayesha Athar | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Kayleigh Long | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Lewis Bradford | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Timothy Dolan | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Ashlee Andrews | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Miriam Woods | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Sarah Carsey | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Thomas Allen | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Amarantha Byer | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Keely Bakken | Turkish | Izmir, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2011 | Jessica Evans | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Jamie Johnson | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Jessica Evans | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Anne Vithayathil | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | John Dechant | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Christopher Roush | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Lennea Carty | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Nicholas Kontovas | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2010 | Niels Lee | Turkish | Istanbul, Turkey | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Amanda Hare | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Amy Stoller Stoller | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Francisco Monta?o | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Shruti Krishnan | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Peter Ippoliti | Azerbaijani | Baku, Azerbaijan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Abraham Gerber | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Adam Molon | Chinese | Harbin, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Amy Hirschtick | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Kathryn Wolt | Russian | Astrakhan, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2009 | Alexander Scott | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2008 | Maryah Converse | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2008 | Philip Dorroll | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2008 | Adam Molon | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Holcombe | Chinese | Harbin, China | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Christopher Anzalone | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Kirstin Golberg | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Christina Stigliani | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Jessica Lex | Russian | St. Petersburg, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Megan Musgrave | Russian | St. Petersburg, Russia | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2007 | Michael Luurtsema | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Margaret O'Connor | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Tabitha Laigle | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Jennifer Oetken | Bangla | Kolkata, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Megan Robb | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Daniel Beben | Urdu | Lucknow, India | Indiana University-Bloomington |
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