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Harvard University 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:

Tom Hamel
Associate Director, Undergraduate Research and Fellowships 		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 Sophie Cooper Arabic Ibri, Oman Harvard University
2022 Harold Peon Castro Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Harvard University
2022 Lucy Minicozzi-Wheeland Russian Tbilisi, Georgia Harvard University
2021 Madison Stein Arabic Meknes, Morocco Harvard University
2021 Xavier Evans Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Harvard University
2021 Elliott Mokski Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Harvard University
2021 Andi Zhou Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2019 Julia Fine Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2019 Davindar Singh Punjabi Chandigarh, India Harvard University
2019 Priyanka Kaura Punjabi Chandigarh, India Harvard University
2018 Alicia Chen Arabic Meknes, Morocco Harvard University
2018 Heide Rogers Arabic Meknes, Morocco Harvard University
2018 Matthew Magnani Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Harvard University
2018 Olivia Waring Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2018 Paul Anderson Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2017 Khan Shairani Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2017 Devon Wilson Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Harvard University
2017 Kane Magnuson Chinese Xi'an, China Harvard University
2017 Phillip Sergio Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2017 Shreeya Panigrahi Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Harvard University
2017 Veronica Canas Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2016 Alice Hu Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2016 Claire Parker Arabic Meknes, Morocco Harvard University
2016 Hannah Hess Arabic Madaba, Jordan Harvard University
2016 Sonja Anderson Arabic Ibri, Oman Harvard University
2016 Sonia Kim Korean Gwangju, South Korea Harvard University
2016 Thomas Evans Punjabi Chandigarh, India Harvard University
2016 Phillip Sergio Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2016 Veronica Canas Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2015 Nancy Ko Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2015 Iris Yellum Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2015 Victoria Jones Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2015 Olivia Campbell Japanese Hikone, Japan Harvard University
2015 Andrew Halladay Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2015 Kevin Moss Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2015 Thomas Evans Punjabi Chandigarh, India Harvard University
2015 Hardeep Dhillon Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2014 Bennett Comerford Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Harvard University
2014 Connor Mangan Chinese Hangzhou, China Harvard University
2014 Yena Oh Chinese Suzhou, China Harvard University
2014 Marina Bolotnikova Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2014 Hannah Volmar Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2014 Logan Heiman Turkish Ankara, Turkey Harvard University
2014 Andrew Halladay Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2013 Ilona Gerbakher Arabic Meknes, Morocco Harvard University
2013 Joseph Vignone Arabic Ibri, Oman Harvard University
2013 Lauren Kang Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2013 Madeline Magnuson Arabic Ibri, Oman Harvard University
2013 Meaghan DeWaters Arabic Nizwa, Oman Harvard University
2013 Rivka Hyland Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2013 Samah Choudhury Arabic Ibri, Oman Harvard University
2013 Austin Volz Chinese Chengdu, China Harvard University
2013 Connor Mangan Chinese Xiamen, China Harvard University
2013 Eric Shroyer Chinese Suzhou, China Harvard University
2013 Joshua Prager Korean Wonju, South Korea Harvard University
2013 Caitlyn Olson Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2013 Mark Jahnke Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2013 Sean Kesluk Russian Kazan, Russia Harvard University
2013 Charles Hobbs IV Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2013 James Potter Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2012 Gary Andrews Arabic Rabat, Morocco Harvard University
2012 Isabel Salovaara Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2012 Gabrielle Ramaiah Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2012 Rebecca Gilmore Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2011 Idriss Fofana Chinese Shanghai, China Harvard University
2011 Marena Lin Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2011 Elisabeth Burton Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2011 Kristina Arakelyan Russian Vladimir, Russia Harvard University
2010 Brian Haggerty Arabic Muscat, Oman Harvard University
2010 Rebecca Linder Arabic Muscat, Oman Harvard University
2010 Matthew Ghazarian Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Harvard University
2010 Isidore Bethel Russian Kazan, Russia Harvard University
2010 Talia Lavin Russian Kazan, Russia Harvard University
2010 Ethan Van Drunen Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2010 Katherine Merriman Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2009 Narcisa Popovici Arabic Tangier, Morocco Harvard University
2009 Deonnie Moodie Bangla Kolkata, India Harvard University
2009 Rowena Potts Bangla Kolkata, India Harvard University
2009 Natalie Bau Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2009 Nathaniel Adler Korean Suwon, South Korea Harvard University
2008 Gwen McCarter Arabic Salalah, Oman Harvard University
2008 Kaavya Viswanathan Arabic Salalah, Oman Harvard University
2008 Deonnie Moodie Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Harvard University
2008 Rowena Potts Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Harvard University
2008 Eitan Plasse Russian Samara, Russia Harvard University
2008 Theresa Lund Turkish Ankara, Turkey Harvard University
2007 Daniel Glade Arabic Sana'a, Yemen Harvard University
2007 Daniel Schriever Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2007 Larkin Reynolds Arabic Cairo, Egypt Harvard University
2007 Michael Sellitto Arabic Cairo, Egypt Harvard University
2007 Shannon Wright Arabic Cairo, Egypt Harvard University
2007 Anka Lee Chinese Hong Kong, China Harvard University
2007 Elissa Wilker Chinese Hong Kong, China Harvard University
2007 Emilia Bachrach Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2007 Sarah Hicks Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2007 Kevin Hill Punjabi Chandigarh, India Harvard University
2007 Edmund Levin Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Harvard University
2007 Bridget Hanna Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University
2006 Marc Bonnenfant Arabic Amman, Jordan Harvard University
2006 Kathryn Eidmann Hindi Jaipur, India Harvard University
2006 Michael Rindner Urdu Lucknow, India Harvard University

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