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Deadline • CLS Spark

May 26, 2022

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is happy to introduce CLS Spark, a new initiative of the U.S. Department of State providing American students the access and opportunity to start their language learning journeys even when these critical languages may not be offered on their campuses or when they may have responsibilities that limit their ability to go overseas. Participants will spend an academic year learning either Arabic, Chinese or Russian through online classes and activities facilitated by native speakers at a host institution abroad. The deadline for applications is May 26, 2022.
Learn more about CLS Spark.


As a virtual program, CLS Spark allows students to have immersive language and cultural experiences with international communities. With inclusive support provided by CLS Program staff, students will improve their command of all four modalities in these languages (listening, speaking, reading, writing), learn about the culture of their host country, and make connections with members of the host country’s community and their peers across the U.S.

Participants will be engaged with approximately 18 hours of instructions each month over the course of two 11-week terms:

  • Two-hours per week of language instruction.
  • Two hours per week of asynchronous coursework.
  • Individual tutoring sessions with program instructor for adaptive learning
  • Monthly cultural activities with a language learning component to engage with host country community
  • Optional workshops designed to foster community, network, and develop academic and professional skills
  • Two hour/week activities designed to complement in-classroom language learning

Courses are arranged on either a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule. Start times are scheduled to facilitate participation by both instructors abroad and U.S.-based students (starting no earlier than 9am Eastern Time and ending no later than 9pm Eastern Time).

The Fall term will run from September 6, 2022 to November 18, 2022.

The Spring term will run from January 9 to March 24 or January 30, 2023 to April 14, 2023, depending on the host institute and local holidays.

Participants in CLS Spark will receive automatic consideration as semifinalists for the CLS Program’s 2023 overseas summer institutes, if they choose to apply. Following the end of the spring term, CLS will offer accepted participants additional pre-departure instruction through small classes or tutoring to prepare them for an immersive, in-person study abroad experience.

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May 26, 2022
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