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University of Rochester 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:

Belinda Redden
Director, Fellowships Office
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Juliet Sullivan
Fellowships Advisor & Coordinator
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
2021 Diego Encinas Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil University of Rochester
2021 Jason Hahn Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan University of Rochester
2020 Jin Kim Korean Gwangju, South Korea University of Rochester
2018 Jacqueline Tran Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Rochester
2018 John Cole Chinese Xi'an, China University of Rochester
2018 Joy Nicholas Swahili Arusha, Tanzania University of Rochester
2017 Christian Wooddell Chinese Xi'an, China University of Rochester
2017 Daria Lynch Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan University of Rochester
2016 Fatima Bawany Arabic Meknes, Morocco University of Rochester
2016 Aaron Schaffer Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan University of Rochester
2016 Saralinda Schell Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan University of Rochester
2015 Aaron Schaffer Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of Rochester
2014 Daniel Webb Russian Kazan, Russia University of Rochester
2013 Nathaly Luna Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Rochester
2013 Emily Hein Chinese Qingdao, China University of Rochester
2013 Samantha Whalen Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Rochester
2013 Simone Zehren Turkish Bursa, Turkey University of Rochester
2012 Lili Sarayrah Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Rochester
2012 Gabrielle Cornish Russian Ufa, Russia University of Rochester
2011 Aurora Dopp Arabic Fes, Morocco University of Rochester
2011 Zachary Palomo Russian Ufa, Russia University of Rochester
2010 Leah Miller Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Rochester
2010 Judith Tulkoff Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Rochester
2009 Jenna Miller Russian Tomsk, Russia University of Rochester
2008 Andrew Lee Chinese Harbin, China University of Rochester
2008 Sukhmit Kalsi Punjabi Chandigarh, India University of Rochester
2006 Nathaniel Powell Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Rochester

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