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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:

☆ Steve Gump
Associate Director of Fellowship Advising, Office of International Programs 		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 Kulsoom Ghias Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2022 Meryem Konjhodzic Arabic Meknes, Morocco Princeton University
2022 Genrietta Churbanova Chinese Changchun, China Princeton University
2022 Julia Zhou Chinese New Taipei City, Taiwan Princeton University
2022 Preeti Chemiti Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2022 Sirus Han Korean Busan, South Korea Princeton University
2021 Isaac Wills Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2021 Michaela Daniel Arabic Ibri, Oman Princeton University
2021 Alice McGuinness Bangla Kolkata, India Princeton University
2021 Wintor Scott Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2021 Grady Trexler Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Princeton University
2021 Lindsey Schmidt Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Princeton University
2021 Luca Kuziel Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Princeton University
2021 Nicole Martin Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Princeton University
2021 Catherine Nixon Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Princeton University
2021 Christian Randolph Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Princeton University
2020 Salwa Halloway Arabic Meknes, Morocco Princeton University
2020 Meher Ali Bangla Kolkata, India Princeton University
2020 Oscar Platt Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Princeton University
2020 Brandon Callegari Korean Gwangju, South Korea Princeton University
2020 Alice McGuinness Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2019 Ethan Kahn Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2019 Nathaniel Moses Arabic Meknes, Morocco Princeton University
2019 William Mullaney Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2019 John Aiello Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2019 Tara Suri Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2019 Faith Garcia Korean Gwangju, South Korea Princeton University
2019 Lorenzo Dominguez Jr Russian Vladimir, Russia Princeton University
2019 Angela Feng Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Princeton University
2018 Alexandra Zalewski Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2018 Drew Limpasuvan Korean Gwangju, South Korea Princeton University
2017 Tara Suri Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2017 Jennifer Silver Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Princeton University
2017 Edith Chen Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2017 Leora Eisenberg Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2017 Fiona Bell Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Princeton University
2017 Caroline Castleman Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2017 Kenji Cataldo Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2016 Coy Ozias Arabic Meknes, Morocco Princeton University
2016 Jennifer Silver Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Princeton University
2016 Saurabh Pant Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2015 Jasmine Robinson Arabic Meknes, Morocco Princeton University
2015 Jonathan Yang Korean Gwangju, South Korea Princeton University
2015 Emma Jones Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2015 Jeremy Rotblat Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2015 Matthew Honegger Russian Vladimir, Russia Princeton University
2015 Tucker Jones Turkish Bursa, Turkey Princeton University
2015 Jessamin Birdsall Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2014 Amanda Swenson Arabic Nizwa, Oman Princeton University
2014 Jeffrey Morshed Arabic Ibri, Oman Princeton University
2014 Tyler Lawrence Arabic Ibri, Oman Princeton University
2014 Jarred Mihalik Chinese Hangzhou, China Princeton University
2014 Sarah Carson Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2014 Emily Goshey Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2014 Richard Grove Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2014 Sofia Charania Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2014 Ada Rauch Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2014 Deborah Schlein Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2013 Alice Su Arabic Nizwa, Oman Princeton University
2013 Nadirah Mansour Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2013 Stephanie Kim Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2013 Thomas Merckens Korean Wonju, South Korea Princeton University
2013 David Weil Urdu Lucknow, India Princeton University
2012 Conleigh Byers Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2012 David Lennington Arabic Tangier, Morocco Princeton University
2012 Brian Kelly Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2012 David Weil Turkish Bursa, Turkey Princeton University
2012 Katherine Costello Turkish Izmir, Turkey Princeton University
2012 Samuel Watters Turkish Bursa, Turkey Princeton University
2011 Amanda Swenson Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2011 Gavi Barnhard Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Princeton University
2011 Pinchas Balsam Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2011 Jennifer Wilson Russian Ufa, Russia Princeton University
2011 Amanda Tuninetti Turkish Izmir, Turkey Princeton University
2011 Katherine Costello Turkish Ankara, Turkey Princeton University
2010 Ezra Tzfadya Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Princeton University
2010 Stephanie Colello Russian Ufa, Russia Princeton University
2010 Rachel Van Tuyl Turkish Ankara, Turkey Princeton University
2010 Sarah Williams Turkish Bursa, Turkey Princeton University
2009 Raymond Kuo Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2009 Abigail Bowman Azerbaijani Baku, Azerbaijan Princeton University
2009 Andrew Eil Chinese Harbin, China Princeton University
2009 Haley White Hindi Jaipur, India Princeton University
2008 Annie Freeman Turkish Ankara, Turkey Princeton University
2008 Emma Harper Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Princeton University
2007 Flannery Becker Arabic Amman, Jordan Princeton University
2007 Joel Blecher Arabic Sana'a, Yemen Princeton University
2007 Suleika Jaouad Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Princeton University
2006 Mary Zeng Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Princeton University

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