For Berwick, receiving a CLS to study Indonesian language, culture and customs in Malang, Indonesia, brings her one step closer to her dream career as a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship is also meaningful because Berwick has grown up surrounded by Indonesian culture and has been an Indonesian-style classical dancer since she was 4 years old.
CLS in the Press — March 21, 2024
The academic achievements of Nina Thomas, an alumna of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts who is now in her junior year at the University of Arkansas, have earned her a scholarship to study Arabic in Jordan this summer, her family said in a news release said.
CLS in the Press — March 19, 2024
Three Michigan State University students have been awarded Critical Language Scholarships.
CLS in the Press — March 18, 2024
Murray State University junior Paige Weising has been selected as one of about 500 students nationwide to participate in the 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program this summer.
CLS in the Press — March 14, 2024
Two University of Pittsburgh students have been named 2024 Critical Language scholars. The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive summer opportunity for American college students to gain language and intercultural fluency in regions critical to U.S. economic prosperity and national security.
CLS in the Press — March 07, 2024
Applicants have begun to receive messages from several awarding bodies, including Fulbright and the Critical Language Scholarship, about moving forward in the award process. Currently, 15 applicants have been notified of their semi-finalist status and should hear by April if they receive an award to go overseas.
CLS in the Press — March 04, 2024
When Arizona State University graduate Max Courval first started taking Portuguese classes his sophomore year of college, he couldn’t have imagined all the opportunities and experiences the Portuguese program would provide him, from unique study abroad trips to professional success.
CLS in the Press — February 05, 2024
Maxwell, a Computer Information Systems major from Broken Bow, studied Portuguese in Brazil in the summer of 2023 on a Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. State Department.
CLS in the Press — February 01, 2024
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.
CLS in the Press — January 18, 2024
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.
CLS in the Press — January 11, 2024
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