University of Maryland-College Park

University of Maryland-College Park 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:

☆	Francis DuVinage Director, National Scholarships Office	Contact
☆	Leslie Brice Bustamante Assistant Director, National Scholarships Office	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	Josephine Urrea	Chinese	Changchun, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	Patrick Kelly	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	William Horton	Chinese	Tainan, Taiwan	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	Catherine Nguyen	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	Alice Fisher	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	Evan Finnessy	Russian	Tbilisi, Georgia	University of Maryland-College Park
2022	Yazan Hasan	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Maytal Mark	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Azfar Masud	Bangla	Kolkata, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Joella Huynh	Chinese	Changchun, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Catherine Nguyen	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Kelly Tang	Korean	Gwangju, Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Nathan Boyle	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Oreet Zimand	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2021	Nur Bromund	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2020	Caroline Angle	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2020	Munjireen Sifat	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2020	Margaret McWeeney	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2020	Samantha Smith	Swahili	Arusha, Tanzania	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Jacqualine Asuquo	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Ryan Ridgell	Chinese	Tainan, Taiwan	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Aisac Marie Accad	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Krasimir Lenard	Japanese	Okayama, Japan	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Gregory Espinoza	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Nataliya Stepanova	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Zander Forsythe	Korean	Busan, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	Stefan Bakumenko	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2019	William Simpson	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Benjamin Sonnenberg	Azerbaijani	Baku, Azerbaijan	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Dominic Dix	Chinese	Changchun, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Nisha Seebachan	Chinese	Tainan, Taiwan	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Rachel Baldwin	Chinese	Xi'an, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Sarina Haryanto	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Matthew Du	Japanese	Hikone, Japan	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Agnieszka Bieganowska	Russian	Tbilisi, Georgia	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Nicholas Viggiano	Russian	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	University of Maryland-College Park
2018	Kyle Kastler	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Judith Williams	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Kalyn Cai	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Irene Solaiman	Bangla	Kolkata, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Kerry Burgott	Bangla	Kolkata, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Kathleen Noble	Chinese	Xi'an, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Margaret Ebacher-RIni	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Lauren Sooy	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Zoe Smith	Japanese	Hikone, Japan	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Emily Lord	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Garrett Yocklin	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Gurleen Kaur	Punjabi	Chandigarh, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2017	Kristina Yin	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Diana Partridge	Arabic	Meknes, Morocco	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Laura Krahl	Arabic	Amman, Jordan	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Zachary Goldblatt	Arabic	Ibri, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Kyle Vaughan	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Tabatha Anderson	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Zuri Zhao	Chinese	Xi'an, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Sarah Reynolds	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Amanda Lee	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Jasper Surrett	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Catherine Baker	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Samuel Besse	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2016	Sydney Robinson	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	John Mathena	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Lindsay Jodoin	Arabic	Madaba, Jordan	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Zachary Goldblatt	Arabic	Amman, Jordan	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Hannah Doxzen	Chinese	Xi'an, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Avan Antia	Hindi	Jaipur, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Laura Garvie	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Prabhleen Aneja	Punjabi	Chandigarh, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2015	Marco Carralero	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Maya Hardimon	Arabic	Nizwa, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Norine McKee	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Zane Buckey	Chinese	Guangzhou, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Maressa McCall	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Patrick Niceforo	Korean	Wonju, South Korea	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Katherine Martin	Russian	Tbilisi, Georgia	University of Maryland-College Park
2014	Anjali Belur	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Maressa McCall	Hindi	Jaipur, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Sarahann Yeh	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Joseph Ritch	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Sahaana Arumugam	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Sarah Dagen	Russian	Kazan, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Seth Halper-Stromberg	Russian	Ufa, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2013	Nadav Karasov	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2012	Margaret Bailey	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of Maryland-College Park
2012	Stephanie Paszko	Arabic	Salalah, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2012	Danielle Hise	Russian	Ufa, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Janelle Asiedu	Arabic	Muscat, Oman	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Kevin Boyland	Arabic	Fes, Morocco	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Kevin Butts	Arabic	Tunis, Tunisia	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Rachel Mayer	Arabic	Amman, Jordan	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Mary Yanik	Bangla	Dhaka, Bangladesh	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Melody Poland	Japanese	Kyoto, Japan	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Harry Moran	Russian	Kazan, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2011	Shane Loorz	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Iman Ng	Arabic	Alexandria, Egypt	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Kevin Boyland	Arabic	Tunis, Tunisia	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Robert Shuman-Powell	Bangla	Dhaka, Bangladesh	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Anna Mayr	Chinese	Shanghai, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Hannah Silverman	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2010	Yuliya Malamud	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2009	Iman Ng	Arabic	Amman, Jordan	University of Maryland-College Park
2009	Zan Dodson	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of Maryland-College Park
2009	Michele Cox	Hindi	Jaipur, India	University of Maryland-College Park
2009	Khulood Kandil	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of Maryland-College Park
2008	Nusrat Siddique	Bangla	Dhaka, Bangladesh	University of Maryland-College Park
2008	Sarah Solomon	Russian	Tomsk, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2007	Jonathan Argaman	Arabic	Sana'a, Yemen	University of Maryland-College Park
2007	Kathryn Vasilaky	Russian	St. Petersburg, Russia	University of Maryland-College Park
2006	Shana Marshall	Arabic	Sana'a, Yemen	University of Maryland-College Park

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