Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for Intensive Summer Institutes
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Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for Intensive Summer Institutes A program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Presented by Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
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Critical LanguageScholarship (CLS) Program
for Intensive Summer InstitutesA program of the
U.S. Department of StateBureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Presented by
Council of AmericanOverseas Research Centers (CAORC)
www.CLScholarship.org CLS Program: Launched in 2006 with
the goal to increase the number of Americans studying critical need foreign languages
Target group: U.S. citizen undergraduate/graduate students
CLS Program
Selection process administered by Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
CLS Program administered by CAORC and the American Councils for International Education.
Application Process: Eligibility Must be a U.S. citizen Must be currently enrolled as an
undergraduate or graduate student in a U.S. university
Must have completed at least the first year of college-level study by beginning of CLS Program
All backgrounds/disciplines are eligible Please note: Persian applicants must be
graduating seniors or graduate students
2010 CLS Program
LanguagesArabic KoreanAzerbaijani PersianBangla/Bengali PunjabiChinese RussianHindi TurkishIndonesian UrduJapanese
Countries (tentative)AzerbaijanIndonesia
RussiaBangladesh Japan South
KoreaChina Jordan
TajikistanEgypt Morocco
TunisiaIndia Oman
Turkey
13 Languages ~ 15 Countries ~ 575 Scholarships
CLS Program Harbin, China ‘09
CLS Languages - Summer 2010Languages
Arabic------------------ Persian----------------- Bangla/Bengali-------- Hindi------------------- Indonesian-New in 2010 Korean----------------- Punjabi----------------- Turkish----------------- Urdu-------------------- Azerbaijani------------- Chinese---------------- Japanese--New in 2010 Russian----------------
Levels offeredAdv. Beginning, Intermediate, AdvancedAdv. Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
Beginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, AdvancedBeginning, Intermediate, Advanced
Intermediate, AdvancedIntermediate, AdvancedIntermediate, Advanced
CLS Kaliningrad, Russia ‘09
CLS Program: Details 7-10 weeks intensive language study
Minimum of 4 hours classroom time per day
Cultural excursions
Lectures, movies, roundtables
CLS Program, Morocco ’09
CLS Program Details (con’t.) Tutoring, peer conversation partners,
homework
Housing – home-stays, dorms, hotels
Language pledge
Application Process Apply for 1 language program only
Apply for language and not for specific country or site
May re-apply to program in future years
Application Essays
4 required written essays: Essay #1: Interest in language and knowledge of
region Essay #2: Relevance of scholarship and language
in your academic and professional goals Essay #3: Plans for continued language study
after scholarship Essay #4: Experiences and unique personal
qualities reflecting maturity, flexibility, and adaptability to participate in group experience overseas
Application Materials Letters of reference
- Beginning-level applicants: Two general letters of reference- Advanced Beginning, Intermediate,
and Advanced applicants: One general letter of reference, One language reference.
Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required upon selection)
CLS Program, Egypt ’09
Selection Process Two-tiered review process
Each application read by two independent readers who may be:
language experts area-study specialists study-abroad specialists
Selection Process (con’t.)
Top applications reviewed by panel of experts
Final approval by U.S. Department of State
CLS Program, India ’09
CLS Program Benefits Travel between student's U.S. home city and
program location Washington, DC pre-departure orientation costs Applicable visa fees Room and board Group-based intensive language instruction Program-sponsored travel within country Entrance fees for program activities.
Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by scholarship.
CLS Program Provides: Unique opportunity to learn or improve
language skills in an intensive overseas program.
Directed cultural activities to enhance language abilities and promote cultural understanding.
Apply language and cultural expertise gained from CLS Program toward future academic or professional goals.
CLS Program Expectations No service requirement associated
with award
Students expected to continue language studies in rest of academic program and professional career
CLS Program Izmir ’09
CLS Program Application Application available: November 9,
2009
Deadline: December 18, 2009
Register at www.clscholarship.org for notification on application availability
CLS Program contact info Arabic: [email protected]
Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, & Korean languages: [email protected]
Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, & Urdu languages: [email protected]
CAORC telephone number: (202) 633-1599
