A Program of the U.S. Department of State
University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia-Main Campus 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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Andrus Ashoo
Director, Office of Citizen Scholar Development |
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Lisa Grimes
Assistant Director, Office of Citizen Scholar Development |
Contact |
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Pardis Minuchehr
Faculty in Persian, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures |
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 | Eric Jung | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2022 | Aman Madan | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2022 | Gloria Wu | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2021 | Payton Souders | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2020 | Julia Stewart | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2020 | Hannah Semmes | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2020 | Meghan Hartman | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2019 | Eben Yonnetti | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2019 | Eleanor Thompson | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2019 | Jacqueline Hammaker | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2019 | Ariana DeLaurentis | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2018 | Olivia Moffett | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2018 | Olivia Grotenhuis | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2018 | Katerina Sankow | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Cameron Haddad | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Margaret Turner | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Joshua Zabin | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Trevor Shealy | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Brooks Anderson | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2017 | Natalie Browning | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Isir Said | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Michael Ly | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Samantha Merritt | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | John Al-Haddad | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | John Wilder | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Adam Sykes | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Khongorzul Khosbayar | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2016 | Tierre Sanford | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2015 | Daniel Ng | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2015 | Victor Zheng | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2015 | Rebekah McCallum | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2015 | Rachel Carle | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2015 | Jillian Carrigan | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Alan Safferson | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Mary Pancoast | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Sumra Ahmad | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Rachael Diniega | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Megan Marcellin | Chinese | Suzhou, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Luke Gessler | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Amy Halbrooks-Fulks | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2014 | Ellen Hubbard | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Christopher Haberland | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Corey Gumbert | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Julie Kern | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Juliet Blalack | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Mary Pancoast | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Amanda Swanson | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Luke Gessler | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Savannah Timme | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Sabeen Ahmed | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2013 | Jillian Carrigan | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Anna Lewis | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Nicole Bailey | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Daniel Ng | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Natasha Mikles | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Caroline Gonya | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Benjamin Bissell | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | James Duke | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | John Vater | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2012 | Rukhaiya Amir | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Reedy Swanson | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Benjamin McClintic | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | James Pierce | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Michael Andreano | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Matthew Childs | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Derek King | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Alyssa Paredes | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Galen Barry | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2011 | Michael Marsh-Soloway | Russian | Ufa, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Julie Starr | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Lauren Gloudeman | Chinese | Beijing, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Alyssa Paredes | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Dorothy Lineer | Korean | Jeonju, South Korea | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Meaghan Patrick | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2010 | Jordan Matthews | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2009 | Fraser Henderson | Chinese | Harbin, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2009 | Erin Franklin | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2009 | Kiran Moghe | Russian | Kaliningrad, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Mohan | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2008 | Sean Halpin | Chinese | Harbin, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2008 | Gregory Clines | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2008 | Kristin Hawkins | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2007 | Patrick Boland | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2007 | Gwendolyn Kirk | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Wesner | Chinese | Hong Kong, China | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2007 | Krista Gulbransen | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2006 | Gwendolyn Kirk | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2006 | Jessica Silverman | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2006 | Jonathan Loar | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2006 | Craig Danielson | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
| 2006 | Kelli Joseph | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Virginia-Main Campus |
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