U.S. Department of State
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
 
Applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for intensive language study abroad in summer 2021.   
For more information and to apply, visit https://www.clscholarship.org/apply. Applications are due Tuesday, November 17, 2020 by 8:00pm EST. 
 
The CLS Program is a fully-funded intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 15 critical languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.  Most CLS languages do not require previous study of the target language. 

 Calendar and registration links here: https://clscholarship.org/events
 
Download a one-page CLS flyer here.
CLS Website: http://www.clscholarship.org
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CLS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CLSscholarship
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Questions? Email CLS@AmericanCouncils.org