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2024 Critical Language Scholarship Recipients

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an immersive summer opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America's engagement with the world. Each summer, American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities across the country, spend eight to ten weeks learning one of fourteen languages at an intensive study abroad institute. 

2023 Critical Language Scholarship Recipients

2022 Critical Language Scholarship Recipients

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Should I apply for a CLS?

We put together a guide to help you determine which global scholarships are right for you and how to go about applying.