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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:

☆ Elsa Belmont Flores
Lecturer in Arabic and Assistant Director, Center for Language Studies 		Contact
☆ Michelle Quay
Visiting Lecturer of Persian, Center for Language Studies 		Contact
Miled Faiza
World Languages and Cultures. Senior Lecturer of Arabic 		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 Muram Ibrahim Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2022 William Mackintosh Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2022 Catherine Nelli Bangla Kolkata, India Brown University
2022 Colby Porter Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Brown University
2022 Karina Bao Chinese Changchun, China Brown University
2022 Keenan Kelly Korean Busan, South Korea Brown University
2022 James Langan Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Brown University
2022 Nicholas Miller Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil Brown University
2022 Caitlin Goldenberg Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Brown University
2022 Luisa Bocconcelli Turkish Ankara, Turkey Brown University
2021 Brianna Mena Arabic Ibri, Oman Brown University
2021 Stephen Woo Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Brown University
2021 Elizabeth McGrane Japanese Okayama, Japan Brown University
2021 Lee DuWors Japanese Okayama, Japan Brown University
2021 Betsy Archelus Korean Busan, Korea Brown University
2021 Jonathan Lee Korean Gwangju, Korea Brown University
2020 Mason Miller-Breetz Bangla Kolkata, India Brown University
2019 Alexandra Kohl Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2019 Nikita Shah Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2019 Emma Tilley Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Brown University
2019 Moses Lurbur Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Brown University
2019 Christopher Garrity Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Brown University
2018 Attayah Douglas Arabic Ibri, Oman Brown University
2018 Brianna Mena Arabic Ibri, Oman Brown University
2018 Heba Haleem Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2018 Jack Johnson Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2018 Jessica Cheng Chinese Suzhou, China Brown University
2018 Sebastian Lucek Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2018 Thor Stead Korean Gwangju, South Korea Brown University
2017 Alexander Vaughan Williams Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2017 Ian Pearsall Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2017 Mary Nguyen Chinese Tainan, Taiwan Brown University
2017 Stephen Munzer Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2017 Alexi Kim Korean Gwangju, South Korea Brown University
2017 Lhamo Tsundu Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Brown University
2017 Morayo Akande Swahili Arusha, Tanzania Brown University
2017 Catherine Carignan Urdu Lucknow, India Brown University
2016 Benjamin Gladstone Arabic Madaba, Jordan Brown University
2016 Richard Salame Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2016 Tal Frieden Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2016 Eli Binder Chinese Changchun, China Brown University
2016 Crystal Sizemore Korean Gwangju, South Korea Brown University
2016 Miriam Hinthorn Russian Vladimir, Russia Brown University
2016 Yasmin Ibarra Russian Vladimir, Russia Brown University
2016 Drashti Brahmbhatt Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Brown University
2015 Sabiya Ahamed Arabic Madaba, Jordan Brown University
2015 Aliyah Olaniyan Korean Gwangju, South Korea Brown University
2015 Rebecca Lullo Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Brown University
2015 Andrew Linder Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Brown University
2015 Carlo Ladd Russian Vladimir, Russia Brown University
2015 Erin West Turkish Bursa, Turkey Brown University
2014 Julian Jiggetts Arabic Meknes, Morocco Brown University
2014 Mich Greenberg Arabic Ibri, Oman Brown University
2014 Sarah-Eve Dill Chinese Guangzhou, China Brown University
2014 PIOTR AXER Russian Kazan, Russia Brown University
2014 Kathryn Thornton Turkish Bursa, Turkey Brown University
2013 Katherine Pollock Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2013 Ross Hegtvedt Arabic Nizwa, Oman Brown University
2013 Zakaria Enzminger Arabic Rabat, Morocco Brown University
2013 Adrien Stoloff Chinese Chengdu, China Brown University
2013 Elizabeth Parr Chinese Chengdu, China Brown University
2013 Elizabeth Cecil Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2013 Zachary Rothstein-Dowden Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2013 Simone Kurial Japanese Himeji, Japan Brown University
2013 Brandon Tomasso Turkish Ankara, Turkey Brown University
2012 Mari Miyoshi Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2012 Mich Greenberg Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Brown University
2012 Molly Bernstein Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2012 Reva Dhingra Arabic Rabat, Morocco Brown University
2012 Alysha Aziz Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Brown University
2012 Josette Souza Chinese Beijing, China Brown University
2012 Benjamin Becker Indonesian Malang, Indonesia Brown University
2012 Katherine Long Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Brown University
2012 Kathryn Thornton Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Brown University
2011 Chantal Raff Berman Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2011 Jonathan Bateman Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2011 Julia Sheehy-Chan Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2011 Katherine Sol? Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2011 Spencer Parsons Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2011 Ellen Duong Chinese Beijing, China Brown University
2011 Maggie Chung Japanese Kyoto, Japan Brown University
2011 Lindsay Goss Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Brown University
2011 David Fossum Turkish Izmir, Turkey Brown University
2010 Jenna Stark Arabic Alexandria, Egypt Brown University
2010 Mari Miyoshi Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2010 Michael Mezera Arabic Cairo, Egypt Brown University
2010 Stefanie Sevcik Arabic Alexandria, Egypt Brown University
2010 Jocelyn Richards Chinese Nanjing, China Brown University
2010 Devin Gould Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2010 Dana Mirsalis Japanese Kyoto, Japan Brown University
2010 Jason Beckman Japanese Kyoto, Japan Brown University
2010 Moctar Aboubacar Korean Jeonju, South Korea Brown University
2010 Nicholas Schamp Russian Vladimir, Russia Brown University
2009 Yasmin Or Arabic Alexandria, Egypt Brown University
2009 David Harmon Chinese Harbin, China Brown University
2009 Christopher Duffy Korean Suwon, South Korea Brown University
2009 David Hock Russian Tomsk, Russia Brown University
2008 Alexander Wamboldt Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2008 Christen Decker Arabic Salalah, Oman Brown University
2008 Emily Drumsta Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2008 Emma LeBlanc Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2008 Thomas Chen Chinese Suzhou, China Brown University
2008 Emily O'Dell Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Brown University
2008 Evan Alterman Turkish Alanya, Turkey Brown University
2007 Brittany Groot Arabic Cairo, Egypt Brown University
2007 Elizabeth Broadwin Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2007 Jonathan Guyer Arabic Tangier, Morocco Brown University
2007 Joshua Leight Arabic Amman, Jordan Brown University
2007 Noah Gardiner Arabic Sana'a, Yemen Brown University
2007 Anne Friedman Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Brown University
2007 Megan Cohen Bangla Dhaka, Bangladesh Brown University
2007 Charisma Levonleigh Korean Suwon, South Korea Brown University
2007 Moctar Aboubacar Korean Suwon, South Korea Brown University
2006 Elizabeth Gilbert Arabic Sana'a, Yemen Brown University
2006 Mary Elston Arabic Sana'a, Yemen Brown University
2006 Bali Kumar Hindi Jaipur, India Brown University
2006 Jill Luxenberg Turkish Istanbul, Turkey Brown University

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