The 2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is officially open!
The following series of virtual events are perfect opportunities for you and your students to learn more about the CLS Program, including program overviews, language-specific details, and application support.
Program Overviews – Final Call!
These will be the last live overviews offered for this application cycle – don’t miss out!
- Tuesday, October 8 at 4 PM Eastern – Virtual Language Study through CLS Spark
- Wednesday, October 9 at 4 PM Eastern – CLS Program Overview
- Thursday, October 10 at 4 PM Eastern – Virtual Language Study through CLS Spark
Language-Specific Info Sessions
These webinars are a fantastic opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the individual overseas language programs from CLS Program Officers and past participants.
- Tuesday, October 8 at 3 PM Eastern – Arabic Info Session
- Wednesday, October 9 at 3 PM Eastern – Chinese Info Session
- Thursday, October 10 at 3 PM Eastern – Hindi and Urdu Info Session
- Tuesday, October 15 at 4 PM Eastern – Indonesian Info Session
- Wednesday, October 16 at 4 PM Eastern – Japanese Info Session
- Thursday, October 17 at 4 PM Eastern – Korean Info Session
- Tuesday, October 22 at 4 PM Eastern – Persian and Russian Info Session
- Wednesday, October 23 at 4 PM Eastern – Portuguese Info Session
- Thursday, October 24 at 4 PM Eastern – Swahili Info Session
- Tuesday, October 29 at 4 PM Eastern – Turkish Info Session
Application Support
Need help with completing your application? We’re here for you and your students!
- Fridays, October 11 – November 15 at 3 PM Eastern – Drop-In Office Hours
- Wednesday, October 30 at 4 PM Eastern – Application Tips for the CLS Program
- Wednesday, October 31 at 4 PM Eastern – Application Tips for CLS Spark