University of South Carolina-Columbia

University of South Carolina-Columbia 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:

☆	Jennifer Bess Director of National Fellowships, Office of National Fellowships and Scholar Programs	Contact
	Heidi Bretz National Fellowships Coordinator, National Fellowships and Scholar Programs	Contact
	Matthew Klopfenstein Assistant Director of National Fellowships, National Fellowships and Scholar Programs	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	Laurel Davis	Azerbaijani	Baku, Azerbaijan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2022	Maeve Smith	Azerbaijani	Baku, Azerbaijan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2022	Agnes Nzomene Kahouo Foda	Swahili	Arusha, Tanzania	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2022	Evelyn West	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2022	Nori Morgan	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2021	Ashley Labrie	Portuguese	Florianopolis, Brazil	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2021	Michael Ponessa	Punjabi	Chandigarh, India	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2021	Amelia Parkes	Russian	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2021	Timothy Fritts	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020	B. Celia Cui	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020	Michael Ponessa	Punjabi	Chandigarh, India	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020	Amelia Parkes	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020	Arshiya Jeelani	Turkish	Bursa, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2020	Anna Sheppard	Urdu	Lucknow, India	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2019	Avery Kral	Arabic	Amman, Jordan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2019	Nicolas Ferguson	Chinese	Changchun, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2019	Kylee Yturralde	Indonesian	Malang, Indonesia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2018	Helen Loaiza	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2018	Samuel Breazeale	Russian	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2017	Adriana Bowman	Chinese	Xi'an, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2017	Justin Mellish	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2016	Joshua McTeer	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2016	Laura Tarbox	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2016	Angela Seidler	Turkish	Baku, Azerbaijan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2015	William Welsh	Persian	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2015	Anna Witkin	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2014	Hannah Keefer	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2014	Sean Linkletter	Chinese	Guangzhou, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2014	John Tasevski	Turkish	Bursa, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2013	Lauryn Lehman	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2012	Jessica D'Atri	Korean	Jeonju, South Korea	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2011	Laura Smentek	Chinese	Shanghai, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2011	Olivia Keyes	Japanese	Kyoto, Japan	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2011	Stephanie Bedard	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2010	Paul Ryan	Arabic	Tunis, Tunisia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2010	Jasmine Whelan	Russian	Ufa, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2010	Matthew Casedonte	Russian	Kazan, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2009	Tammy Hsu	Arabic	Cairo, Egypt	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2009	Patrick Holstad	Russian	Astrakhan, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2009	Anthony Busch	Turkish	Izmir, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2008	Ashley Tjader	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2008	Matthew Cox	Russian	Astrakhan, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2008	Shelley Price	Russian	Astrakhan, Russia	University of South Carolina-Columbia
2007	Travis Rieder	Turkish	Ankara, Turkey	University of South Carolina-Columbia

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