Critical Language Scholarships for Summer 2020 - Info 9/24-10/3

Want to study one of these critical languages during summer 2020 – all expenses paid?

ARABIC - AZERBAIJANI - BANGLA - CHINESE – HINDI - INDONESIAN - JAPANESE - KOREAN - PERSIAN - PORTUGUESE - PUNJABI - RUSSIAN - SWAHILI - TURKISH - URDU  

Want to study language in one of these countries during summer 2020 – all expenses paid?

AZERBAIJAN - BRAZIL - CHINA - GEORGIA - INDIA - INDONESIA - JAPAN - JORDAN - KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - MOROCCO - OMAN - RUSSIA - SOUTH KOREA -  TANZANIA - TAJIKISTAN - TURKEY

To learn more about the US State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) summer 2020 programs and about preparing a strong application by the November 19 deadline, attend an information session. Please RSVP to clscholarship@umd.edu as space is limited. Note the different locations.

Tuesday, September 24, 1:30 – 2:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Tuesday, September 24, 3:00 – 3:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall  

Wednesday, September 25, 4:00 - 4:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall 

Thursday, September 26, 12:00 - 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

Monday, September 30, 12:00 - 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall   

Wednesday, October 2,  12:00 - 12:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, October 3, 4:00 - 4:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall 

To be enrolled in our CLS Resource site on ELMS, include your umd.edu email address or your UID in your reply or RSVP.

Application Deadline: November 19

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applicants must be: US Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. A GPA of 3.2 or higher recommended; all majors are eligible.

PLEASE NOTE: CLS programs in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian require one or two years of previous study of these languages – for details see:
http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website
at  http://www.clscholarship.org/