Critical Language Scholarship Program

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded summer study abroad opportunity for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities to spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 12 critical languages. The CLS Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government.

• Summer Program that lasts 8-10 weeks
• Choose 1 of 12 languages offered
• Intensive Language Instruction
• Full scholarship covers all travel, tuition, housing and a living stipend

• Language Instruction and Cultural Programming
• Career Ready Skills
• Citizen Diplomacy
• Textbooks and Language Learning Materials
• Non-competitive eligibility for U.S. government employment for up to three years after program completion

Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu.