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University of Pennsylvania 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:

Angie Estévez
CLR Graduate Advisor, Center for Undergraduate Research (CURF)
Contact
Kristyn Palmiotto
CLS Undergraduate Advisor, Penn Abroad
Contact
Afsar Mohammad
Lecturer in Foreign Language, Department of South Asia Studies
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 Vito Acosta Azerbaijani Baku, Azerbaijan University of Pennsylvania
2022 Jasmine Wu Chinese Dalian, China University of Pennsylvania
2022 Joshua Weiner Russian Tbilisi, Georgia University of Pennsylvania
2021 Caitlyn Marentette Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2021 Kathryn Osowski Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2021 Benjamin Yao Chinese Changchun, China University of Pennsylvania
2021 Joshua Yang Chinese Tainan, Taiwan University of Pennsylvania
2021 Elena Tisnovsky Korean Busan, Korea University of Pennsylvania
2021 Treasure Brown Korean Busan, Korea University of Pennsylvania
2021 James Nycz Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2021 Benjamin Kosko Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of Pennsylvania
2021 Thomas Russell Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan University of Pennsylvania
2020 Liam Tumas Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Pennsylvania
2019 Abigail Baggini Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2019 Emily Eckardt Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2019 Amanda Yao Chinese Changchun, China University of Pennsylvania
2019 Patrick Beyrer Chinese Changchun, China University of Pennsylvania
2019 Stefan Pophristic Swahili Arusha, Tanzania University of Pennsylvania
2018 Emily Eckardt Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2018 William Wang Korean Gwangju, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2018 Michael Ernst Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan University of Pennsylvania
2017 William Archer Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Pennsylvania
2017 Sharon Kim Korean Gwangju, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2017 Patrick Teese Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2017 Rachael McBride Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2016 William Dossett Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2016 Daniel Blackey Chinese Xi'an, China University of Pennsylvania
2015 Liza Bernstein Arabic Meknes, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2015 Christopher Yao Chinese Beijing, China University of Pennsylvania
2015 Tien Kartika Chinese Suzhou, China University of Pennsylvania
2015 Jacob Berexa Hindi Jaipur, India University of Pennsylvania
2015 Erik Morinaga Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Pennsylvania
2015 Kyle Olson Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2015 Brittany Puller Punjabi Chandigarh, India University of Pennsylvania
2014 Jamie Fisher Chinese Guangzhou, China University of Pennsylvania
2014 Ronan Maye Chinese Guangzhou, China University of Pennsylvania
2014 Annelise Myers Indonesian Malang, Indonesia University of Pennsylvania
2014 Benjamin Filreis Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2014 Laura Fabian Russian Tbilisi, Georgia University of Pennsylvania
2014 Miranda Lupion Russian Tbilisi, Georgia University of Pennsylvania
2014 Ethan LaFrance Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of Pennsylvania
2013 Angela Perfetti Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Pennsylvania
2013 Elliott Brooks Arabic Meknes, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2013 Susannah Fishman Azerbaijani Baku, Azerbaijan University of Pennsylvania
2013 Ariel Koren Chinese Xiamen, China University of Pennsylvania
2013 Jason Parad Korean Wonju, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2013 William Figueroa Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2013 Marc Kelley Urdu Lucknow, India University of Pennsylvania
2013 Mimi Sheng Urdu Lucknow, India University of Pennsylvania
2013 Monika Bhagat-Kennedy Urdu Lucknow, India University of Pennsylvania
2012 Blake Harwood Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Pennsylvania
2012 Colleen Daley Arabic Salalah, Oman University of Pennsylvania
2012 Lan Ngo Chinese Beijing, China University of Pennsylvania
2012 Steven Lin Japanese Kyoto, Japan University of Pennsylvania
2012 Megan Dickson Korean Jeonju, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2012 Myra Siddiqui Korean Jeonju, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2012 Bronwyn Koehl Russian Kazan, Russia University of Pennsylvania
2011 Jeremy Brinster Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2011 Jumanah Hassan Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Pennsylvania
2011 Leanne Gale Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2011 Ellie Joles Chinese Beijing, China University of Pennsylvania
2011 Lin Yuan Chinese Xi'an, China University of Pennsylvania
2011 Molly Reed Russian Vladimir, Russia University of Pennsylvania
2011 Edgar Melgar Turkish Bursa, Turkey University of Pennsylvania
2010 Christine Dang Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Pennsylvania
2010 Gledisa Sanxhaku Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Pennsylvania
2010 Joseph Lin Chinese Beijing, China University of Pennsylvania
2010 Jonathan Diamond Japanese Kyoto, Japan University of Pennsylvania
2010 Robert Cooper Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2010 Anthony Cordaro Punjabi Chandigarh, India University of Pennsylvania
2010 Jessica Ludd Punjabi Chandigarh, India University of Pennsylvania
2009 Corey Metzman Arabic Amman, Jordan University of Pennsylvania
2009 Elisheva Goldberg Arabic Alexandria, Egypt University of Pennsylvania
2009 Emma Hayward Arabic Alexandria, Egypt University of Pennsylvania
2009 Ramona Rai Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2009 Ashley Cohen Hindi Jaipur, India University of Pennsylvania
2009 meng cheng Korean Suwon, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2009 Anthony Cordaro Urdu Lucknow, India University of Pennsylvania
2008 Andrew Kibert Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Pennsylvania
2008 Roopa Gogineni Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of Pennsylvania
2008 Salah Chafik Arabic Salalah, Oman University of Pennsylvania
2008 Jillian Ingold Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2008 Christopher Russell Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2008 Tiago Sanfelice Russian Samara, Russia University of Pennsylvania
2007 Angelica Krut Arabic Sana'a, Yemen University of Pennsylvania
2007 Suzanne Baidon Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of Pennsylvania
2007 Justin Chung Korean Suwon, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2007 Robert McCutchen Korean Suwon, South Korea University of Pennsylvania
2007 Jeremy Pine Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan University of Pennsylvania
2006 Sundara Brown Bangla Kolkata, India University of Pennsylvania
2006 Sarah Bealer Hindi Jaipur, India University of Pennsylvania
2006 Simone Barretta Hindi Jaipur, India University of Pennsylvania

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