The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a funded immersive summer study abroad opportunity for U.S. college and university students to learn language of strategic importance to the United States’ national security and economic prosperity. The application for this opportunity opened recently and will close on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
Participants spend eight weeks abroad studying one of nine critical languages, earning academic credit for their work. The scholarship includes round-trip travel expenses, housing, coursework, excursions, and a small stipend for daily expenses. For a full list of languages and levels, please visit: https://clscholarship.org/languages.
CLS is open to students from all academic backgrounds, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts, and humanities, and all degree-levels.
For more information, contact: Michael Cunningham at michael.cunningham@uconn.edu