Critical Language Scholarships (CLS)
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an immersive summer opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America's engagement with the world. The CLS Program provides opportunities for American college and university students to study languages and cultures essential to America's engagement with the world.
Each summer, American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities across the country, spend 8-10 weeks learning one of 13 languages at an intensive study abroad institute. The CLS Program is designed to promote rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
CLS Spark, an initiative of the CLS Program, provides opportunities for American undergraduate college and university students to study Arabic, Chinese and Russian virtually at the beginning level. Designed to leverage best practices in online language learning, CLS Spark provides students with the opportunity to study critical languages virtually when they may not have access to studying these languages on their campuses.
Year | Name | Major | Type of Award | Location |
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2023 | Meer, Nina | Business Administration | Critical Language Scholarship | Chinese |
2023 | Barger, Alec | History and Religious Studies | Critical Language Scholarship | Russian |
2023 | Ganster, Aura | Nutrition and Food Science | Critical Language Scholarship | Chinese |
2022 | Maguire, Gretta | Master of Music | Critical Language Scholarship | Chinese |
2022 | Saeed, Usman | Computer Science | Critical Language Scholarship | Arabic |
2022 | Witt, Julie | Integrated Studies | Critical Language Scholarship | Hindi |
2021 | Maguire, Gretta | Master of Music | Critical Language Scholarship | Chinese |
2019 | Marshall, Alexis | Foreign Language and Journallism | Critical Language Scholarship | Arabic |
2019 | Seaton, Destiny | Journalism | Critical Language Scholarship | Indonesia |
2017 | Boley, Bonnie | International Relations | Critical Language Scholarship | Turkey |
2017 | McHugh, Ethan | Philosophy | Critical Language Scholarship | Arabic |
2015 | Browning, Brianna | Global Studies | Critical Language Scholarship | South Korea |
2015 | Henderson, Caitlin | International Relations | Critical Language Scholarship | Chinese |
2010 | Mackie, Adrian | International Relations and Anthropology | Critical Language Scholarship | Arabic |
2010 | Shew, Aaron | International Relations and Global Studies | Critical Language Scholarship | Urdu |
2009 | Shew, Aaron | International Relations and Global Studies | Critical Language Scholarship | Urdu |