Important Dates
Eligibility
· U.S. citizens
· 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)
· At least 18 years old by beginning of CLS Program, in acceptable mental and physical health
Application
Timeline
The Critical Language Scholarship Program does not have a campus process. The application process is lengthy and requires many months of preparation.
Should I apply?
Important information, which can help you determine if the Critical Language Scholarship Program is right for you, can be found here: https://stanford.box.com/Should-I-Apply-General-Handout
Additional information on the Critical Language Scholarship Program, including application criteria, can be found at: http://www.clscholarship.org/
Additional Information
How the ORC can help
After reading this website and the official Critical Language Scholarship Program website you should attend an information session. Info sessions can be found at http://bechtel.stanford.edu/overseas-scholarships
About the Critical Language Scholarship Program
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Councils for International Education and affiliated partners.
Languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.
The CLS Program is pleased to announce the addition of Brazilian Portuguese for 2019 and that Swahili will be offered at the beginning through advanced levels. Please note that participants in the CLS Program are not required to have any experience studying critical languages for most of the fifteen languages. (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Russian institutes have language prerequisites.)
Programs range from 7 weeks to 10 weeks, beginning in early to mid-June with a pre-departure orientation in the U.S. Students must attend the full program and participate in all program activities. Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply.
