Critical Language Scholarship Program

World outside of Wilmington: A closer look at Oman

Jasmine Ceron, a UNCW student, visited Oman on a two month long intensive language program through the Critical Language Scholarship.

Learning Critical Languages Enhances One’s Understanding Of Culture And International Relations

Rita Erickson and Joseph Longo from Michigan State University each received a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for this summer, joining over 500 students who qualified for the program.

U.S. Department of State awards language scholarships to UGA students

Six University of Georgia students have received Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State to extensively study languages abroad this summer, according to a UGA press release.

Language Scholarship Award Caps Year Abroad

After a year abroad studying public health and international development in Kenya, Hanna Lafferty ’19 is spending her summer break immersed in the Swahili language in Arusha, Tanzania as a member of the U.S. Department of State’s competitive Critical Language Scholarship program.

Two Students Receive Critical Language Scholarship

Two Michigan State University students have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study critical needs languages this summer.

Ten Students and Recent Alumni Receive Prestigious Grants and Scholarships

Kevin Schwartz ’18, from Cutchogue, New York, will spend two months this summer studying intensive Mandarin in Xi’an, China, living at Shaanxi Normal University.

Borisova ’17 Earns Two Department of State Grants

Illinois Wesleyan University alum Boryana Borisova ’17 will pursue an extensive Russian language study after receiving both the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award and the U.S. Department of State 2018 National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowship.