Cpl. Michael Calistro, a 2011 Indonesian language graduate of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, knows first-hand that maintaining proficiency after graduation is very important.
CLS in the Press — January 05, 2016
The deadline for the 2016 CLS Application has been extended to Monday, November 30 at 5 P.M. Eastern Time. We encourage everyone to submit their applications as soon as possible, and not to wait until the deadline to submit. The American Councils office will close today at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time f…
CLS Program News — November 25, 2015
Updated 11/25 @ 12:37pm:Please refer to this post for information on the extended application deadline.Updated 11/24 @ 11:21pm:Dear CLS Applicants:We have been working non-stop with our development team to work on a fix to the issues that brought the application down yesterday. At this point, we be…
CLS Program News — November 24, 2015
Update 11/23 @ 7:45pm: Due to technical issues on the application server, we have extended the CLS Summer 2016 deadline to tomorrow, November, 24 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Thank you all for your patience. Some will continue to experience disruptions in service while the server comes back to full capa…
CLS Program News — November 23, 2015
Learn more about the CLS Program in Japan from CLS 2010 Japanese alumna Loretta Scott and others! Loretta runs KemushiChan, producing Japanese language-learning materials for public on her YouTube channel and as a consultant for private clients. She also founded JapanScholar, a resour…
CLS Program News — November 10, 2015
When you travel abroad, do you try to blend in or stand out?
CLS in the Press — November 03, 2015
Update 11/13/2015: See the recorded webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GubwNB406VkOn Thursday, November 5, at 4 pm EST, the CLS Program will host a webinar for Students With Disabilities and Medical Concerns, co-hosted by Monica Malhotra of Mobility International USA. The webinar will be…
CLS Program News — November 02, 2015
Update 11/6/2015: A recorded version of the webinar may be viewed here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3722644376278685698On Tuesday, November 3, at 4 pm EST, the CLS Program will host a webinar aimed at introducing the program to students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, …
CLS Program News — November 02, 2015
Mandy Conrad shares her experience in Tangier, Morocco, as a 2015 Arabic Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program recipient.
CLS in the Press — October 30, 2015
We are pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the U.S. Department of State 2016 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 is a fu…
CLS Program News — October 08, 2015
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