Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for Summer 2020
Information from the National Scholarships Office, 2403 Marie Mount Hall
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.
Monday, September 16, 12:00 – 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall
Monday, September 16, 4:30 – 5:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
Tuesday, September 17, 12:30 – 1:00 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall
Tuesday, September 17, 3:30 – 4:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
Wednesday, September 18, 10:00 – 10:30 am, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
Wednesday, September 18, 4:30 – 5:00 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall
Thursday, September 19, 12:30 – 1:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
Thursday, September 19, 2:00 - 2:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
Friday, September 20, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall
Friday, September 20, 4:00 – 4:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 27, 2019
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.
OTHER INFORMATION: To be enrolled in our CLS Resource site on ELMS, include your umd.edu email address or your UID in your reply or RSVP.
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:
www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants
For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website at www.clscholarship.org/
