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Critical Languages Scholarship
Do you want to study one of these critical languages during the summer – all expenses paid?
ARABIC • CHINESE • KOREAN • RUSSIAN • TURKISH • BANGLA/BENGALI • HINDI • PERSIAN • PUNJABI • URDU • AZERBAIJANI • INDONESIAN • JAPANESE
Do you want to study abroad in one of these countries this summer – all expenses paid?
EGYPT • JORDAN • MOROCCO • OMAN • TUNISIA • CHINA • SOUTH KOREA • RUSSIA • TURKEY • INDIA •TAJIKISTAN • BANGLADESH •AZERBAIJAN • INDONESIA •JAPAN
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2012 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.
Interested applicants should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website at www.clscholarship.org/applicants.
Students in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply. Whilethere is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.
Application are due November of the year before you travel abroad.
Who can apply: US Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors; graduate students are also eligible; GPA of 3.5 or higher recommended; all majors eligible. TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED.
Important: CLS programs in Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites. Learn more at http://www.clscholarship.org/applicants.htm#prerequisites
To access the online application, or for more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website at http://www.clscholarship.org or email scholarships@umd.edu
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Last updated: 03/9/2012