2021 Critical Language Scholarship

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 in one of 15 crit­i­cal lan­guages. The pro­gram includes inten­sive lan­guage instruc­tion and struc­tured cul­tur­al enrich­ment expe­ri­ences designed to pro­mote rapid lan­guage gains. Most lan­guages offered by the CLS Pro­gram (9 of 15) do not require appli­cants to have any expe­ri­ence study­ing crit­i­cal languages. 

The CLS Pro­gram offers instruc­tion in the fol­low­ing lan­guages: Ara­bic, Azer­bai­jani, Bangla, Chi­nese, Hin­di, Indone­sian, Japan­ese, Kore­an, Per­sian, Por­tuguese, Pun­jabi, Russ­ian, Swahili, Turk­ish, and Urdu.

Applications are due by November 16, 2021. Click here for more information.