Critical Language Scholarships for Summer 2014

Want to study one of these critical languages during summer 2014 – all expenses paid?

ARABIC • CHINESE • KOREAN • JAPANESE • RUSSIAN • TURKISH • INDONESIAN • HINDI • BANGLA/BENGALI• PERSIAN  • PUNJABI • URDU • AZERBAIJANI

Want to study abroad in one of these countries during summer 2014 – all expenses paid?

EGYPT • JORDAN • MOROCCO • OMAN  • TUNISIA • CHINA •  SOUTH KOREA • RUSSIA • TURKEY • INDIA •TAJIKISTAN • BANGLADESH •AZERBAIJAN • INDONESIA •JAPAN

Learn more about the CLS summer scholarships  – and about preparing a strong application by the November 15 deadline – by attending an information session about the Critical Language Scholarship program:

Tuesday, September 24, 4:30 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Wednesday, September 25, 9:00 am – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, September 26, 12:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, September 26, 4:30 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Friday, September 27, 12:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, October 3, 12:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Friday, October 4, 4:30 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Please RSVP to  scholarships@umd.edu to let us know which session you plan to attend – if you are interested but unable to attend, please write to the same address to receive more information by email. IMPORTANT – BY REPLYING TO scholarships@umd.edu YOU WILL BE GIVEN ACCESS TO OUR ELMS RESOURCE SITE FOR CLS APPLICANTS.

Application Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 8 pm Eastern Time.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applicants must be: US Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. A GPA of 3.2 or higher recommended; all majors are eligible. PLEASE NOTE: CLS program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian require one or two years of previous study of these languages – for details see: http://clscholarship.org/qv_applicant.php

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