Would you like to study one of these critical languages during summer 2025 – all expenses paid?

ARABIC – 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 2025 programs and about preparing a strong application, attend one of these information sessions:

Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 – 12:30 pm

Wednesday, October 2, 2:00 – 2:30 pm

Thursday, October 3, 10:00 – 10:30 am

Wednesday, October 9, 12:00 – 12:30 pm

Wednesday, October 9, 2:00 – 2:30 pm

Thursday, October 10, 4:30 – 5:00 pm 

Friday, October 11, 12:00 – 12:30 pm

Monday, October 14, 4:00 – 4:30 pm

Interested but unable to attend? Please fill out this brief survey. We will enroll you in our CLS resource page on ELMS and follow up with you.

Application Deadline: November 19, 2024 (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: The CLS program in Japanese requires two years of previous study by the start of the program. Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian require one year of study by the start of the program. See here for details.

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website.