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Would you like to study one of these critical languages during summer 2024 – all expenses paid?
ARABIC – AZERBAIJANI – BANGLA – CHINESE – HINDI – INDONESIAN – JAPANESE – KOREAN – PERSIAN – PORTUGUESE – RUSSIAN – SWAHILI – TURKISH – URDU
To learn more about the U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) summer 2024 programs and about preparing a strong application, attend one of these information sessions:
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 12:00 – 12:30 pm
- Thursday, September 21, 2023, 4:00 – 4:30 pm
- Friday, September 22, 2023, 4:00 – 4:30 pm
- Monday, September 25, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
- Tuesday, September 26, 10:00 – 10:30 am
- Wednesday, September 27, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
- Thursday, September 28, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
- Thursday, September 28, 4:30 – 5:00 pm
- Friday, September 29, 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Interested but unable to attend? Please fill out this brief survey. You will be enrolled in the CLS resource page on ELMS.
Application Deadline: TBD – Mid-November 2023 (Application opens in early October.)
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. A GPA of 3.2 or higher recommended; all majors are eligible.
PLEASE NOTE: CLS programs in Chinese and Japanese require two years of previous study by the start of the program. Arabic, Korean, and Russian require one year of study by the start of the program. For details see click here.
For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website.
