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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce that the application for the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! We welcome your students to apply now to learn a critical foreign language next summer on a fully-funded study abroad
program. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The application is now live and available online at: </b>
<a href="https://clscholarship.org/apply"><b>https://clscholarship.org/apply</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications are due Tuesday, November 16, 2021 by 8:00pm EST</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://clscholarship.org/">The CLS Program</a> is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying
one of <b>15 critical languages</b>. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains. Most languages offered by the CLS Program (9 of 15) do not require applicants
to have any experience studying critical languages.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CLS, a program of the<b> U.S. Department of State</b>, is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity. CLS
plays an important role in preparing students for the 21st century's globalized workforce and increasing national competitiveness.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The CLS Program offers instruction in the following languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. Resources for advisors are available
on our web site at: <a href="https://clscholarship.org/advisors">https://clscholarship.org/advisors</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The CLS Program will host frequent <b>webinars, Q&A sessions, and alumni panels for students and advisors</b> throughout the fall. A full calendar of these events and corresponding registration links is available on our web site at: <a href="https://clscholarship.org/events" target="_blank">https://clscholarship.org/events</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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If you have any questions, please contact us at: <a href="mailto:cls@americancouncils.org">
cls@americancouncils.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Christopher Stiles</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Senior Program Officer<br>
Critical Language Scholarship Program</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">American Councils for International Education</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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