CLS – Middlebury Fellowships and Undergraduate Research

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)–Target Language Webinars, Register Today!

Lisa Gates / October 24, 2025October 27, 2025 / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Summer Program

CLS applicants, check out these three language webinars. These sessions are great opportunities for you to have language- and site-specific questions answered by staff and alumni.

· Nov. 4 at 3:30 PM ET: Beginner Level Languages: Start Your Journey with CLS

· Nov. 5 at 3:30 PM ET: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Languages and Cultures: A CLS Info Session

· Nov. 6 at 3:30 PM ET: Arabic and Russian Languages and Cultures: A CLS Info Session

Register today to secure your spot. CLS application deadline is November 18, 2025. Learn more at https://clscholarship.org/ . For application guidance, contact fellowships@middlebury.edu .

CLS Webinars for Applicants

Lisa Gates / September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Uncategorized

For students interested in applying to the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS) for summer 2021, check out the resources below. Application deadline is Nov. 17, 2020 at 8pm EST.

CLS Program Officers are hosting information sessions specific to each CLS language program throughout the month of October. The full schedule for these opportunities along with links to register are available on our web site: https://clscholarship.org/events
Recordings of our past webinars are posted on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc6m86vaPU3a8zJTLzmh0YEZ9etUmaQd5

CLS Summer Program Suspended for Summer 2020

Lisa Gates / March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Summer Program, Uncategorized

Today we received notice that CLS is suspending all summer language institutes for 2020 in light of the U.S. Department of State Global Level 3 Health Advisory – Reconsider Travel issued on March 11. The program made this decision with the health and well-being of participants as their priority. All 2020 finalists and alternates may reapply for the 2021 CLS program.

Critical Language Scholarship Application Due Nov 19!

Lisa Gates / September 13, 2019September 18, 2019 / Fellowships, Uncategorized

The 2020 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program application is now open! This is a fully-funded summer study abroad program to learn a critical foreign language. The application is now live and available online at: https://www.clscholarship.org/apply Applications are due Tuesday, November 19, 2019 by 8:00pm EST. All class years are eligible to apply; you must be a US citizen to apply.

The CLS Program offers instruction in the following languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. Resources for advisors are available on our web site at: https://clscholarship.org/advisors

CLS will host a webinar for students on Thursday, September 19, 3:00pm EST Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DO3lCz5OS-qcViwhhM1yOA (Webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.)

Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu with questions!

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Upcoming Webinar Sept 23

Lisa Gates / September 19, 2016 / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Summer Program

The CLS application is now open! To learn more about the program and application, you can join the webinar scheduled on Friday, September 23rd, 3pm EST- Wednesday- General CLS Informational Webinar w/alumna Noelle Little.

This will be a general ‘launch’ webinar explaining the goals of the program, highlighting resources available and providing some tips for applicants.

Link to join Webinar: https://zoom.us/j/662702403

For more about CLS, see http://clscholarship.org/ . Application deadline is Nov 16, 2016. If you have questions or would like advice about the application, contact fellowships@middlebury.edu . Dean Gates is available for appointments after Oct 11.