Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
Program Overview
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers. (See Program Details section below)
https://www.pdx.edu/fellowships/critical-language-scholarship-recipients
CLS Information Sessions
CLS information sessions will be announced during the upcoming Fall 2025 term with application deadlines ending in early to mid-November. Applications submitted in November 2025 will be for programs running in Summer 2026.
Program Details
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.
Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based summer intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for eight to ten weeks. CLS institute dates will be posted once finalized, but the institutes generally begin within the first three weeks in June, and end within the first three weeks in August. All expenses are covered by the scholarship.
Application Deadline Early-to-mid November for the following summer
Program web site
http://www.clscholarship.org/
For more information about the program please visit their site or contact fellowships@pdx.edu