Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for Intensive Summer Institutes A program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Presented by Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

CLS Program: Launched in 2006 with the goal to increase the number of Americans studying critical need foreign languages CLS Program: Launched in 2006 with the goal to increase the number of Americans studying critical need foreign languages Target group: U.S. citizen undergraduate/graduate students Target group: U.S. citizen undergraduate/graduate students

CLS Program Selection process administered by Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Selection process administered by Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. CLS Program administered by CAORC and the American Councils for International Education. CLS Program administered by CAORC and the American Councils for International Education.

Application Process: Eligibility Must be a U.S. citizen Must be a U.S. citizen Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in a U.S. university Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in a U.S. university Must have completed at least the first year of college-level study by beginning of CLS Program Must have completed at least the first year of college-level study by beginning of CLS Program All backgrounds/disciplines are eligible All backgrounds/disciplines are eligible Please note: Persian applicants must be graduating seniors or graduate students Please note: Persian applicants must be graduating seniors or graduate students

2010 CLS Program Languages ArabicKorean AzerbaijaniPersian Bangla/BengaliPunjabi ChineseRussian HindiTurkish IndonesianUrdu Japanese Countries (tentative) AzerbaijanIndonesia Russia BangladeshJapan South Korea China Jordan Tajikistan Egypt Morocco Tunisia India Oman Turkey 13 Languages ~ 15 Countries ~ 575 Scholarships

CLS Program Harbin, China ‘09

CLS Languages - Summer 2010 Languages Arabic Arabic Persian Persian Bangla/Bengali Bangla/Bengali Hindi Hindi Indonesian-New in 2010 Indonesian-New in 2010 Korean Korean Punjabi Punjabi Turkish Turkish Urdu Urdu Azerbaijani Azerbaijani Chinese Chinese Japanese--New in 2010 Japanese--New in 2010 Russian Russian Levels offered Adv. Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Intermediate, Advanced

CLS Kaliningrad, Russia ‘09

CLS Program: Details 7-10 weeks intensive language study 7-10 weeks intensive language study Minimum of 4 hours classroom time per day Minimum of 4 hours classroom time per day Cultural excursions Cultural excursions Lectures, movies, roundtables Lectures, movies, roundtables

CLS Program, Morocco ’09

CLS Program Details (con’t.) Tutoring, peer conversation partners, homework Tutoring, peer conversation partners, homework Housing – home-stays, dorms, hotels Housing – home-stays, dorms, hotels Language pledge Language pledge

Application Process Apply for 1 language program only Apply for 1 language program only Apply for language and not for specific country or site Apply for language and not for specific country or site May re-apply to program in future years May re-apply to program in future years

Application Essays 4 required written essays: Essay #1: Interest in language and knowledge of region Essay #1: Interest in language and knowledge of region Essay #2: Relevance of scholarship and language in your academic and professional goals Essay #2: Relevance of scholarship and language in your academic and professional goals Essay #3: Plans for continued language study after scholarship Essay #3: Plans for continued language study after scholarship Essay #4: Experiences and unique personal qualities reflecting maturity, flexibility, and adaptability to participate in group experience overseas Essay #4: Experiences and unique personal qualities reflecting maturity, flexibility, and adaptability to participate in group experience overseas

Application Materials Letters of reference Letters of reference - Beginning-level applicants: Two general letters of reference Two general letters of reference - Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced applicants: One general letter of reference, One general letter of reference, One language reference. One language reference. Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required upon selection) Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required upon selection)

CLS Program, Egypt ’09

Selection Process Two-tiered review process Two-tiered review process Each application read by two independent readers who may be: Each application read by two independent readers who may be:  language experts  area-study specialists  study-abroad specialists

Selection Process (con’t.) Top applications reviewed by panel of experts Top applications reviewed by panel of experts Final approval by U.S. Department of State Final approval by U.S. Department of State

CLS Program, India ’09

CLS Program Benefits Travel between student's U.S. home city and program location Travel between student's U.S. home city and program location Washington, DC pre-departure orientation costs Washington, DC pre-departure orientation costs Applicable visa fees Applicable visa fees Room and board Room and board Group-based intensive language instruction Group-based intensive language instruction Program-sponsored travel within country Program-sponsored travel within country Entrance fees for program activities. Entrance fees for program activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by scholarship.

CLS Program Provides: Unique opportunity to learn or improve language skills in an intensive overseas program. Unique opportunity to learn or improve language skills in an intensive overseas program. Directed cultural activities to enhance language abilities and promote cultural understanding. Directed cultural activities to enhance language abilities and promote cultural understanding. Apply language and cultural expertise gained from CLS Program toward future academic or professional goals. Apply language and cultural expertise gained from CLS Program toward future academic or professional goals.

CLS Program Expectations No service requirement associated with award No service requirement associated with award Students expected to continue language studies in rest of academic program and professional career Students expected to continue language studies in rest of academic program and professional career

CLS Program Izmir ’09

CLS Program Application Application available: November 9, 2009 Application available: November 9, 2009 Deadline: December 18, 2009 Deadline: December 18, 2009 Register at for notification on application availability Register at for notification on application availabilitywww.clscholarship.org

CLS Program contact info Arabic: Arabic: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, & Korean languages: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, & Korean languages: Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, & Urdu languages: Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, & Urdu languages: CAORC telephone number: (202) CAORC telephone number: (202)