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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:

☆ Marielle Wijnands
Assistant Director of Global Education for Student Services
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Navdeep Sokhey
Assistant Professor of Arabic; Former CLS Scholarship Recipient; Former CLS Resident Director for 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
2021 Casey Lynch Russian Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2021 Devonte Tinsley Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2020 Montana Koslowski Arabic Meknes, Morocco Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2019 Jarrod Blair Japanese Okayama, Japan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2019 Yasmine Ameli Persian Dushanbe, Tajikistan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2017 Rachael Kennedy Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2017 William Vician Turkish Baku, Azerbaijan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2016 Krystal Le Chinese Changchun, China Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2016 Stephen Romans Korean Gwangju, South Korea Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2012 Aimee Callahan Russian Kazan, Russia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2010 Barbara Filippell Arabic Tunis, Tunisia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2009 John Helveston Chinese Harbin, China Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2009 Sherri Metzler Chinese Suzhou, China Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2007 David Grant Arabic Amman, Jordan Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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