Subject: Critical Language Scholarship - Application Open/Due November 23 Description: The CLS application is now live and available online at: http://www.clscholarship.org Applications will be due November 23, 2015 by 7:59 pm EST. Want to study one of these critical languages during summer 2016 all expenses paid? *New: SWAHILI* ARABIC € CHINESE € KOREAN € JAPANESE € RUSSIAN € TURKISH € INDONESIAN € HINDI € BANGLA/BENGALI€ PERSIAN € PUNJABI € URDU € AZERBAIJANI Want to study abroad in one of these countries during summer 2016 all expenses paid? EGYPT € JORDAN € MOROCCO € OMAN € TUNISIA € CHINA € SOUTH KOREA € RUSSIA € TURKEY € INDIA €TAJIKISTAN € BANGLADESH €AZERBAIJAN € INDONESIA €JAPAN Learn more about the CLS summer 2016 scholarships and about preparing a strong application by the *November 23 deadline* by attending one of our FINAL information sessions about the Critical Language Scholarship program: Friday, October 9 at 12 noon – 2100 D McKeldin Library – Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] as space is limited Friday, October 9 at 3 pm – 2100 D McKeldin Library – Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] as space is limited Monday, October 12 at 12 noon – 2100 D McKeldin Library – Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] as space is limited Tuesday, October 13 at 12 noon – 2100 D McKeldin Library – Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] as space is limited Tuesday, October 13 at 3 pm – 2100 D McKeldin Library – Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] as space is limited --If you are interested but unable to attend, please write to [log in to unmask] to be enrolled in our CLS Resource site on ELMS and include your umd.edu email address in your reply or RSVP. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applicants must be: US Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. A GPA of 3.4 or higher recommended; all majors are eligible. PLEASE NOTE: CLS program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Russian require one or two years of previous study of these languages for details see: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website at http://www.clscholarship.org/ Francis DuVinage, Ph.D. Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research 2403 Marie Mount Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Email:[log in to unmask] Phone: (301) 314-9458 Fax: (301) 314-0085 http://www.scholarships.umd.edu http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu Contact Person: Francis P. Duvinage Contact Email: [log in to unmask]