We want every applicant to the CLS program to be as successful as possible! For that reason, we've put together some of the best information we have about what goes into making a successful application. These tips will help you write focused, effective essays that speak to the selection criteria fo…
CLS Program News — November 05, 2016
University of Chicago students receive Alumni Development Fund award from CLS.
CLS in the Press — November 02, 2016
“I remember after my first Arabic class at Gettysburg, I called my mom and dad and said, ‘this is what I want to do for the rest of my life—speak this language.’ ”
CLS in the Press — October 19, 2016
In the summer of 2015, neuroscience and biology major Amber Barrow boarded a plane to Dalian, China.
CLS in the Press — October 06, 2016
“I was really happy. I felt really lucky and excited to have this experience,” University of Delaware alumna Elana Metz said of the moment she learned she had received an esteemed Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to Jordan last summer.
CLS in the Press — October 03, 2016
The CLS Program is happy to announce a range of webinars that seek to address questions applicants and university offices have about CLS and the application process. We will start off on September 23 at 3pm ET, with a Application Launch Webinar for a wide audience explaining …
CLS Program News — September 19, 2016
We are pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the U.S. Department of State 2017 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in fourteen critical foreign languages. The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It …
CLS Program News — September 16, 2016
Attention new CLS alumni! We are pleased to announce the 2016 alumni photo contest. This contest is open to 2016 alumni of all CLS Program sites. Submissions will be accepted from September 12 to October 5. Submissions should fall under one of four categories: Par…
CLS Program News — September 12, 2016
UNM students Joseluis Ayala, Erin Bush, Matthew Chavez and Annie Edwards received the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award this year—doubling the number of CLS awards received over last year. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) played a crucial role in guiding these students through the application process for the CLS scholarship.
CLS in the Press — August 31, 2016
Benjamin Smuin (CLS 2014 Turkish and CLS 2012 Arabic) received an Alumni Development Fund to attend the annual conference of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, DC. Benjamin presented a paper entitled “Globalizing the Local: Speaking to the State and Acts of Citizenship in the Early …
CLS Program News — August 29, 2016
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