The Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS), a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, named four WKU students as Semi-Finalists for the 2024 award cycle.
Alejandra Sanchez, a master’s student in international studies at Texas State University, spent summer 2023 studying Swahili and immersing herself in Tanzanian culture through the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program.
Lia Tang ’23, M.A. ’24, has always loved learning about other cultures and languages. When she came to Clark in 2019, she had just finished a gap year in Mexico, living with a host family and becoming more fluent in Spanish. She also began learning Mandarin, in part because her mother’s family comes from China.
Are you interested in sharing your experience while supporting and promoting the CLS Program? The application to become a 2024 CLS Alumni Ambassador is now open! Apply here by 11:59 pm EST on Thursday, January 11, 2024.
Who are CLS Alumni Ambassadors?
CLS Alumni Ambassadors take leadership roles …
Studying Turkish in Ankara, Turkey, last summer confirmed for Hastings College junior Betsy Miller that travel and a career in international policy are in her future.
A account by CLS Spark Scholar Anna Kozan
This article was written by 2023 CLS Spark Russian scholar and CLS Digital Ambassador Anna Kozan. Anna participated in CLS Spark hosted virtually by American Councils for International Education in Chişinău, Moldova.
Think back to a time when you …
We are pleased to invite alumni of the 2023 CLS Program to submit your photos from this summer to the 2023 CLS photo contest! Winning photos will be featured on special-edition CLS postcards.
Photo Contest Submission Form
Submissions will be accepted through Sunday, December …
Eleven individuals from VCU were named recipients for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program; five were selected for the Critical Language Scholarship; one for the Goldwater Scholarship; seven for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program; seven for the Gilman Scholarship; and one for the Public Policy and International Affairs Program Junior Summer Institute.
A perspective on the 2023 CLS Japanese Program told by CLS Digital Ambassador, Kirk Preston.
March 9, 2023, I remember where I was when I got the email. I was out giving a tour of Rose-Hulman’s campus to a prospective student, unaware of the good news that had just arrived. It wasn’t un…
This year, students from the Institute’s MPA in Social Change and Translation and Localization Management programs received scholarships. Both are excited to enrich their understanding of other cultures.