CLS Application Open – Fully Funded Study Abroad

The CLS Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 15 critical languages. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.

The application is now live and available online at:  http://www.clscholarship.org/apply

Applications are due Tuesday, November 27, 2018 by 8:00pm EST.

CLS, a program of the U.S. Department of State, is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity. CLS plays an important role in preparing students for the 21st century’s globalized workforce and increasing national competitiveness.

Subscribers to SEELANGS may be particularly interested to know that CLS is offered for Azerbaijani, Persian, Russian, and Turkish. This year, the CLS Program is pleased to announce the addition of Brazilian Portuguese to our list of language programs for 2019. The full list of the 15 languages offered through the CLS Program is included below. If you believe colleagues in other departments on your campus would be interested in sharing this information with their students, please feel free to forward this message.

We will host a series of webinars next week to provide more information for students and advisors. Please see the links below to register for the webinar(s) of your choice. All webinars will also be recorded for those who are unable to attend.

Information for Faculty, Staff, and Advisors:
Tuesday, October 9, 1:00pm EST
Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3vxjh265RICjYtF0QqNNeg

Information for Students:
Tuesday, October 9, 3:30pm EST
Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cT8QQu_ITC-h9lMSLKGzfw

The CLS Program for Community College Students:
Friday, October 12, 1:00p EST
Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hMJBaX1Q66yCRNYIE0Lmw

Diversity & Inclusion on the CLS Program:
Friday, October 12, 3:30pm EST
Register Now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YJeNvcqYSk2gUPaM73iSZg

Download a one-page flyer to promote the CLS Program in your community here: https://clscholarship.org/assets/resources/CLS_One_Pager.pdf

The fifteen languages offered by the CLS Program are:
*             Arabic
*             Azerbaijani
*             Bangla
*             Chinese
*             Hindi
*             Indonesian
*             Japanese
*             Korean
*             Persian
*             Portuguese
*             Punjabi
*             Russian
*             Swahili
*             Turkish
*             Urdu

Most languages offered by the CLS Program do not require applicants to have any experience studying critical languages. Language pre-requisites can be found on our website at http://www.clscholarship.org/about.

The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, and from a wide range of fields of study and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of the United States. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits. Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.

Prior to preparing their application, interested students should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website.

Read the full article at: http://www.clscholarship.org