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CLS Awardees Announced

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program is happy to announce awardees for our 2017 summer institutes. CLS, a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering crit…

CLS Program News — May 10, 2017


Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships

Several students recently learned that they have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship, an award that will allow them to study a “critical need” language intensively through an immersive experience abroad in summer 2017.

CLS in the Press — May 10, 2017


Learning Urdu: The Foundation for My Work in Development

By Yasin Khan (CLS Urdu 2014) As a first generation American, I was intimately aware of Indian cultural practice growing up. Although I heard Urdu at home, my father was dedicated to the idea that I should speak English without an accent. He wanted to shield me from the hardship he faced as an…

CLS Program News — May 09, 2017


CLS Introduces a New Logo and Visual Identity

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is pleased to announce the introduction of a new logo and visual identity for the CLS Program. Our new visual identity reflects the central role language plays in solving the global issues that face America today. CLS prepares U.S. students for…

CLS Program News — May 01, 2017


Critical Language Scholarship Winner to Study in Indonesia

University of Iowa Human Physiology & Psychology major Alexis Finer has been awarded a 2017 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). Finer will head to Indonesia this summer for an intensive language and cultural immersion program and says she is excited about the impact it will have on her future career.

CLS in the Press — April 25, 2017