Critical Language Scholarship Information Session

The National Scholarships Office will host an information session on the Critical Language Scholarship Monday Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. in the Humber-White House.

The CLS Program is a funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State that provides overseas language and cultural immersion to U.S. students enrolled in all degree programs. The CLS Program offers two options for students to study critical languages either overseas (CLS Program) or at home, through CLS Spark, a virtual initiative for Russian, Arabic and Chinese.

Through the CLS Program, students spend eight to 10 weeks abroad studying one of 13 critical languages (https://clscholarship.org/languages) and earn academic credit for their work. The scholarship includes travel expenses, coursework, group excursions and even a small stipend to cover daily living expenses. Most languages offered by the CLS Program do not require applicants to have any prior experience studying critical languages.

CLS Spark, provides opportunities for American undergraduate students to study Arabic, Chinese and Russian at the beginning level through virtual language and cultural programming. CLS Spark provides the opportunity to study critical languages for students who may not have access to critical languages on their campus or the ability to study abroad.

The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests and from a wide range of fields of study and career paths. Students from all academic disciplines including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.