Critical Language Scholarship Program

Knight works in Middle East

Kate Knight (Arabic 2019), who has Shelbyville connections, is working toward a career in diplomacy after graduating from Rollins College earlier this year.

Posted Aug 19, 2019

Announcing Application Dates and Changes to the 2020 CLS Program

Posted Aug 15, 2019

With Korean Entertainment on the Rise, Students May Get a Chance at a New Foreign Language Class

The opportunity to learn Korean could be available to the students on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s campus if students show their initiative to study it.

Posted Aug 13, 2019

American Councils Joins International Symposium at Okayama University

American Councils was proud to participate in an international symposium at Okayama University, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) partner, to discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and US-Japan relations as part of the university’s 70th-anniversary celebration.

Posted Aug 07, 2019

Five UNC Students Receive Critical Language Scholarships from US Department of State

Five students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study a language abroad during Summer 2019.

Posted Aug 07, 2019

美 국무부, 부산대 한국어교육(CLS) 위탁 확대

Pusan National University's Language Education Institute is hosting the CLS Program in Korea for its second year. The program has expanded from 20 to 28 students and offers comprehensive training in Korean language and substantive cultural programming.

Posted Aug 02, 2019