Critical Language Scholarship - Free Summer Abroad!
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: transparent;">The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: transparent;">The CLS Program is a program of the <a href="http://eca.state.gov/" style="color: rgb(0, 100, 145); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs</a>.</span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); outline: 0px; background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> Languages Offered</h3> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical 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. Please visit the CLS Institutes page for more information.</p> <ul style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; outline: 0px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: url(http://www.clscholarship.org/themes/CLS_Theme/Critical%20Language%20Scholarship%20Program_files/bullet.png) 0% 8px no-repeat transparent;"> Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: url(http://www.clscholarship.org/themes/CLS_Theme/Critical%20Language%20Scholarship%20Program_files/bullet.png) 0% 8px no-repeat transparent;"> Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: url(http://www.clscholarship.org/themes/CLS_Theme/Critical%20Language%20Scholarship%20Program_files/bullet.png) 0% 8px no-repeat transparent;"> Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels.</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); outline: 0px; background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> Apply for the Critical Language Scholarship: </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); outline: 0px; background: rgb(252, 252, 252);"> <a href="http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants/" style="color: rgb(0, 33, 59); text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants/ </a></h3> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">The application is now live and available online at: </span><a href="http://www.clscholarship.org/apply" style="color: rgb(0, 100, 145); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: rgb(252, 252, 252);" target="_blank">http://www.clscholarship.org/apply</a>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 10px; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">Applications will be due November 12, 2014 by 8:00 pm EST.<br /> <br /> For questions on the Critical Language Scholarship, please contact the Office of International Programs at <a href="mailto:oip@odu.edu?subject=Critical%20Language%20Scholarship" style="color: rgb(0, 33, 59); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">oip@odu.edu</a> or 683-4419.</span></p>
Posted By: ALLISON WIGGINS
Date: Mon Sep 29 09:11:03 EDT 2014