What is the Critical Language Scholarship?

Deadline

The application is currently closed. It will reopen in early October and be due on

November 15, 2022

The Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS) is a U.S. Department of State sponsored program that enables students to have an intensive language and cultural immersion experience abroad during eight to ten weeks in the summer.

Participants study one of 15 State Department-identified critical languages: Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. Many of these languages require no previous experience, but information on the language competency levels and language study prerequisites is available on the CLS programmatic page. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits.


Award Details

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How do I apply?

While institutional endorsement is not required, we enthusiastically encourage all current Amherst College students to apply with support from the Office of Fellowships! We'll advise you on choosing a language and give you essay feedback. 

Have questions? Please contact us.

Christine Overstreet, Director of Fellowships
212 Converse Hall
413-542-2536
coverstreet@amherst.edu

Eric Myers, Associate Director of Fellowships
213 Converse Hall
413-542-5079
ermyers@amherst.edu

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