Six finalists for the U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Critical Language Scholarship are students at the University of Pittsburgh—five undergraduate and one graduate.
Cheydon Paulson has received the Critical Language Scholarship, a scholarship sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The language scholarship is a challenging process, one that sees about 10% of applicants accepted and for a rural North Dakota school like Richardton to have a student selected in no small feat — an example highlighting their strong academic focus.
Four Western Kentucky University students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Recipients were selected from a diverse nationwide pool of over 4,600 applicants.
University of Iowa MFA student (book studies) Sarah Schlosser of North Canton, Ohio, 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.
Hopkinton resident and Connecticut College senior Devon Rancourt was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of State with a 2021 Critical Language Scholarship. Rancourt, a Slavic studies and history double major who previously won a first CLS scholarship in 2019, will use the award to take virtual, intensive Russian classes with the KORA Russian Language Center in Vladimir, Russia.
While the basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 and the gymnastics team advanced to the national championship, several UA students were receiving national awards for their own academic achievements. Jackson Burns, Ann Williams and Samuel Watson each received the Critical Language Scholarship through the U.S. State Department to continue their linguistic education overseas this summer.
CLS Alumna Bianca Abbate (Russian '19), expects her proficiency in Russian and Italian will support her professional endeavors following graduation from La Salle University.
University of Iowa international relations major Abigail Martin of St. Peters, Missouri, has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a summer virtual intensive language and cultural program in Arabic.