Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for Intensive Summer Language Institutes
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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The CLS Program provides immersive summer programs for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States’ national security and economic prosperity. Participants receive the equivalent of one year of language study in eight weeks, through intensive language instruction and cultural activities that reinforce both language learning and intercultural competence. Since 2006, the CLS Program has supported over 10,000 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. CLS alumni represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for 7-10 weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. students. 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. Apply in November for a fellowship the following summer. For more information, see CLS Program - Critical Language Scholarship Program.
Participants in the CLS Program will receive:
- Intensive language instruction and cultural enrichment experiences;
- Textbooks and language learning materials;
- Official certification of language gains through ACTFL OPI test;
- Academic credit issued through Bryn Mawr College
- International and domestic travel between the student's home city in the U.S. and the CLS Program site abroad;
- Visa application fees, where applicable; and
- Room, board, and program-sponsored travel within the host country or location.
Contact Information
For more information, visit CLS Program - Critical Language Scholarship Program.
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This event was added on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.