Critical Language Scholarships for Summer 2020 - new sessions! - Info Oct 16-18

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.

Wednesday, October 16 at 10 am, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, October 17, 12 noon, 1201 Marie Mount Hall  

Thursday, October 17, 3:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall   

Friday, October 18, 12 noon, 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/

• Thursday, October 17 at 12:30pm
• Thursday, October 17 at 3:00pm
• Friday, October 18 at 12pm (noon)