Subject: Critical Language Scholarships for Summer 2019 Description: Want to study one of these critical languages during summer 2019 – all expenses paid? ARABIC - CHINESE - KOREAN - JAPANESE - RUSSIAN - TURKISH - SWAHILI - INDONESIAN - HINDI - BANGLA - PERSIAN - PORTUGUESE - PUNJABI - URDU - AZERBAIJANI Want to study abroad in one of these countries during summer 2019 – all expenses paid? EGYPT - JORDAN - MOROCCO - OMAN - TUNISIA - CHINA - SOUTH KOREA - RUSSIA - TURKEY - INDIA - TAJIKISTAN - BANGLADESH - AZERBAIJAN - INDONESIA - JAPAN - BRAZIL Learn more about the CLS summer 2019 scholarships – and about preparing a strong application by the mid-November 2018 deadline (TBA) – by attending an information session about the Critical Language Scholarship program. Link below to register for a CLS information session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFJYPM4cKqiZc1ZwDy5wc9VlAgh2ClrKlCtdOo32XIO2Q5HQ/viewform?usp=sf_link --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 - include your umd.edu email address or your UID in your reply. Application Deadline: Mid-November 2018 (TBA) ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applicants must be: US Citizens; currently enrolled freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. A GPA of 3.2 or higher recommended; all majors are eligible. PLEASE NOTE: CLS program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, and Russian require one or two years of previous study of these languages – link for details. https://www.clscholarship.org/languages For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website at http://www.clscholarship.org/ Contact Person: Francis DuVinage Contact Email: [log in to unmask]