Critical Language Scholarships

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/23/2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 633-5005
Application Deadline: 
November 15, 2010
Contact e-mail: 
cls@caorc.org
weblinks: 
Program information
Information for Applicants
Application
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 
  • All applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level.
  • Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters).
  • Be in acceptable mental and physical health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement.
  • Applicants must be 18 by the beginning of the CLS Program.
  • Please see CLS Institute Language Levels for more information on language pre-requisites for individual institutes.
    Students in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply.
Funding source home page: 
Critical Language Scholarships
Keywords: 
Africa
Asia
Eastern Europe
International
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Travel
Amount: 
Program costs and travel
Funding Abstract: 

The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the 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.

Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, described at http://www.clscholarship.org/applicants.htm#prerequisites. 

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Please visit the website at http://clscholarship.org/ for more information.

The application can be found at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=CAORC

Fund Usage: 
Travel, orientation, tuition, room/board
Funding Restrictions: 

Passport fees not paid

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