Chosen from thousands of applicants nationwide, five students from the University of Iowa have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study critical languages during the summer of 2021, making this year the University of Iowa's strongest showing ever in Critical Language Scholarships.
The U.S. Department of State has awarded a fourth University of Arkansas student with a Critical Language Scholarship to study critical languages during the summer of 2021.
Dr. Jeanette Owen, who is Director of the CLS Program at American Councils for International Education, has been elected by her peers to serve on the Forum Council, an advisory body for the Forum on Education Abroad.
For the first time in CofC history, three Honors College students are the recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS), an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American college students.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates Mary Kate Buchheit, Audrey Dombro, Buyandelger Tsetsengarid, Hannah Wernecke and Priyanka Zylstra were awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages this summer.
University of Iowa biomedical science student Aastha Chandra of Cedar Falls, Iowa, has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a summer virtual intensive language and cultural program in Hindi.
CLS Japanese 2019 alumnus and 2021 finalist Jayden Thomas has earned a $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarship to continue intensive language study abroad in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Samuel Ramtin (Arabic 2021), a graduate student at San Diego State University, discusses applying for CLS and his plans for using language in his career.
Tima Daskouki (Turkish 2020) appeared on Boston University’s Career Podcast to her career development journey and how she’s utilized the resources available at BU.
Four West Virginia University women have been awarded the Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, recognizing their commitment to language learning and personal growth. The awardees will participate in fully-funded virtual intensive language and cultural immersion programs this summer.