A Program of the U.S. Department of State
University of Pennsylvania
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:
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Angie Estévez
CLR Graduate Advisor, Center for Undergraduate Research (CURF) |
Contact |
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Kristyn Palmiotto
CLS Undergraduate Advisor, Penn Abroad |
Contact |
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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:
- Review our tips and instruction video about preparing a quality application (links to a video)
- Review our Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the the CLS Program
- Work through our Application Essays Worksheet while you prepare your application (downloads a Word document)
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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