Funding & Support
Critical Language Scholarship Recipients
The Critical Language Scholarship Program provides fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment activities overseas each summer for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. CLS Program languages include Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu. Learn more about this award.
Below are UI recipients of Critical Language Scholarships from the past several years:
| Year | Name | Hometown | UG/G | Language | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2017 |
Alexis Finer |
Iowa City, IA |
Undergraduate |
Indonesian |
B.S. Human Physiology |
|
2017 |
Shane Weitzman |
Leominster, MA |
Graduate |
Hindi |
Ph.D. Anthropology |
|
2016 |
Patricia Hartland |
Putney, VT |
Graduate |
Hindi |
M.F.A. Literary Translation |
|
2015 |
Brittany Callahan |
Ypsilanti, MI |
Undergraduate |
Russian |
B.A. English |
|
2015 |
Mandy Conrad |
|
Graduate |
Arabic |
Ph.D. counseling psychology |
|
2015 |
Elaine Mou |
West Des Moines, IA |
Undergraduate |
Chinese |
B.A. computer engineering |
|
2015 |
Destinee Gwee |
Iowa City, IA |
Undergraduate |
Chinese |
B.A. biochemistry and Chinese |
|
2015 |
Stephanie Rue |
Cleveland, OH |
Graduate |
Korean |
M.F.A. University of Iowa Center for the Book |
|
2015 |
Laura Wang |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Undergraduate |
Chinese |
B.A. English and Chinese |
|
2014 |
Rebekah Frumkin |
Libertyville, IL |
Graduate |
Hindi |
M.F.A. Writers' Workshop |
|
2014 |
Patrick Taffe |
Mediapolis, IA |
Undergraduate |
Russian |
B.A., I.S.B.A |
|
2014 |
Lauren Sillman |
Ames, IA |
Undergraduate |
Punjabi |
B.A. |
|
2014 |
Maria Sumner |
Washington, MO |
Graduate |
Indonesian |
M.A. Linguistics |
|
2014 |
Jeffrey Ding* |
Iowa City, IA |
Undergraduate |
Chinese |
B.A., Int. Relations |
|
2013 |
Rachel Milligan |
Philadelphia, PA |
Graduate |
Chinese |
M.F.A. in Poetry |
|
2013 |
Onalee Yousey |
North Branch, MN |
Undergraduate |
Arabic |
B.A., ISBA, Political Science |
|
2012 |
Brandon Jennings |
Burlington, IA |
Undergraduate |
Arabic |
International Relations |
|
2012 |
Merideth McFarland |
Iowa City, IA |
Undergraduate |
Arabic |
Language & Literature, Western European |
|
2012 |
Navid Zarrinnal |
|
Graduate |
Arabic |
Ph.D., Religious Studies |
|
2012 |
Eleanor King |
|
Graduate |
Japanese |
Ph.D., Anthropology |
|
2011 |
Addie Leak |
|
Graduate |
Arabic |
M.F.A., Translation |
|
2011 |
Michelle Quill |
|
Graduate |
Bangla |
Ph.D., Anthropology |
|
2011 |
Rebecca Kreitzer |
|
Graduate |
Chinese |
Ph.D., Political Science, East Asian/Austratlian |
|
2011 |
Jacqueline Cieslak |
|
Undergraduate |
Hindi |
Language & Literature, South Asian |
|
2009 |
Dustin Eaton |
|
Graduate |
Hindi |
Religious Studies |
|
2009 |
Brian Miller |
|
Graduate |
Turkish |
Ph.D., History |