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:
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Francis DuVinage
Director, National Scholarships Office |
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Leslie Brice Bustamante
Assistant Director, National Scholarships Office |
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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 |
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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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