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Portland State 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:

Debra Clemans
Finance Officer, Fulbright/Boren Director, International Affairs
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 Jaden Gloden Chinese Dalian, China Portland State University
2022 Nicholas Bruno Hindi Jaipur, India Portland State University
2021 Jaden Gloden Chinese Dalian, China Portland State University
2021 Eva Basile Korean Gwangju, Korea Portland State University
2021 Melissa LeGree Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Portland State University
2020 Sasha Gorda Turkish Bursa, Turkey Portland State University
2019 Alyssa Delurey Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2019 Sofia Velasquez Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Portland State University
2018 Mason Hirahara Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Portland State University
2017 Paolo Menuez Japanese Hikone, Japan Portland State University
2017 Gabriella Hoffman Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2017 Kelsey Canoy Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2017 Ryan Donovan Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2017 Tara Mandella Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2017 Mina Pournaderi Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Portland State University
2016 Amber Shore Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2016 Chase Riegel Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Portland State University
2016 Michael Farr Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2016 Megan Danielle Burns Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Portland State University
2015 Simon Peters Chinese Dalian, China Portland State University
2015 Peter Fodor Japanese Hikone, Japan Portland State University
2015 Colton Hennick Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2015 Lacey Smith Turkish Ankara, Turkey Portland State University
2014 Karen Lickteig Arabic Rabat, Morocco Portland State University
2014 Noah Sellers Arabic Tangier, Morocco Portland State University
2014 Emily Harris Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Portland State University
2014 Dean Leininger Japanese Himeji, Japan Portland State University
2013 Kelly Greenberg Hindi Jaipur, India Portland State University
2013 Erica Skadsen Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Portland State University
2013 Christopher Sarter-Soto Russian Ufa, Russia Portland State University
2012 Karen Lickteig Arabic Amman, Jordan Portland State University
2012 Simon Peters Chinese Shanghai, China Portland State University
2012 Matthew Smith Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2012 Mitchell Souter Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2012 Shelby Macy Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2011 David Duke Arabic Amman, Jordan Portland State University
2011 Emily Jenkins Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Portland State University
2011 Todd Long Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2011 William Holden Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2011 Katrina Ruby Lim Turkish Ankara, Turkey Portland State University
2010 Kelsey Lundgren Arabic Muscat, Oman Portland State University
2010 Alisha Reinhart Russian Vladimir, Russia Portland State University
2010 Kathryn Krueger Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Portland State University
2010 Michelia Kramer Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Portland State University
2009 Samuel Mclain-Jespersen Arabic Tangier, Morocco Portland State University
2009 Aubra Penner Russian Kazan, Russia Portland State University
2009 Christopher Brakalov Russian Astrakhan, Russia Portland State University
2009 Jessica Coimbra Russian Kaliningrad, Russia Portland State University
2008 Josef Burton Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Portland State University
2008 Michael Liebman Turkish Ankara, Turkey Portland State University
2008 Sarah Frazier Turkish Izmir, Turkey Portland State University
2006 Kelsey Lundgren Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Portland State University

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