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Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes Sponsored by The US Department of State & Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Administered by The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) | |||
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**** AWARD Award Type: Scholarship Duration: 7-10 weeks Date Effective: Fall 2008 Purpose: The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of 525 overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009. Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Russian, Chinese or Persian). Full program details and number of scholarships available per language are available on our website, www.CLScholarship.org. The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency 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 in any field.
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**** LOCATION Country: Africa, South of the Sahara, Asia and Oceania, Middle East and North Africa, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Korea, Republic of, Morocco, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey Fields of Study: Urdu language Emphasis On: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Turkish, Russian and Urdu. **** FINANCIAL DATA INFORMATION Average Amount per Award: All program costs are covered for participants. Award Includes: travel expenses, living expenses, housing, stipend **** APPLICATION INFORMATION Deadline: November 14, 2008 Notification Date: March, 2009 Procedure: For detailed information, please visit http://www.CLScholarship.org **** ELIGIBILITY Level of Study: undergraduate, graduate, doctorate Other Criteria: Applications are encouraged from undergraduate, MA and PhD students in all disciplines including business, engineering, science, the social sciences and humanities. | ||
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