

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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Blair McElroy
Senior International Officer and Director of Study Abroad, Office of Global Engagement |
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Elijah Bratsch-Prince
Study Abroad Office, Study Abroad Advisor |
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Henrietta Yang
Associate Professor of Chinese and Co-Director of the Chinese Flagship Program, Dept. of Modern Languages and Croft Institute of International Studies |
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Jasmine Karlowski
Study Abroad Advisor, Study Abroad / Global Engagement |
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Tamara Karakozova
Instructor of Russian, Department of Modern Languages |
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Valentina Iepuri
Assistant Professor of Russian, Modern Languages |
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Vivian Ibrahim
Interim Director of National Scholarship Advisement |
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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 | Zynub Al-Sherri | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Mississippi |
2021 | Faith Deering | Korean | Busan, Korea | University of Mississippi |
2019 | Juan Riojas | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Mississippi |
2019 | Matthew Travers | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of Mississippi |
2018 | Emily Wang | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Mississippi |
2018 | Isabel Spafford | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Mississippi |
2018 | Olivia George | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Mississippi |
2018 | Paul Hunt | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Mississippi |
2017 | William Young | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Mississippi |
2017 | Meredith Brown | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Mississippi |
2017 | Trent Small-Towns | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Mississippi |
2017 | Tyler Caple | Chinese | Changchun, China | University of Mississippi |
2017 | Mary Holland | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Mississippi |
2016 | Nathaniel Williams | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Mississippi |
2016 | James DeMarshall | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Mississippi |
2016 | Leigh Sumner | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of Mississippi |
2015 | Brandon Lynam | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Mississippi |
2015 | Meredith Cuilik | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Mississippi |
2015 | Sarah Sparks | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | University of Mississippi |
2014 | Abigail Szabo | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Mississippi |
2014 | Steven Mockler | Chinese | Guangzhou, China | University of Mississippi |
2014 | Susannah Slimp | Chinese | Hangzhou, China | University of Mississippi |
2013 | Liana Tai | Chinese | Chengdu, China | University of Mississippi |
2013 | Steven Mockler | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Mississippi |
2013 | Taylor Malcolm | Chinese | Chengdu, China | University of Mississippi |
2012 | Gideon Moorhead | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Mississippi |
2012 | Orion Wilcox | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of Mississippi |
2012 | James Cutchin | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Mississippi |
2012 | William Bumpas | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Mississippi |
2012 | Christopher Finseth | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Mississippi |
2012 | Wesley Chesteen | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | University of Mississippi |
2011 | Maggie Day | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | University of Mississippi |
2011 | Timothy Ray | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Mississippi |
2010 | Maggie Day | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Mississippi |
2010 | Daniel Akin | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Mississippi |
2010 | Evan Extine | Chinese | Nanjing, China | University of Mississippi |
2010 | Jessica Dickson | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Mississippi |
2008 | Megan Rogers | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Mississippi |
2008 | Susan Lawrence | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of Mississippi |
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