Critical Language Scholarships

Three West Virginia University students recently won Critical Language Scholarships from the US Department of State. The Critical Language Scholarship is a highly competitive and prestigious program that provides a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion experience for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of American students studying and mastering critical languages, as well as building relationships with people from other countries, the scholarships provide opportunities and access to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.

This is a huge accomplishment for these select students. With only twenty-eight scholarships having been handed out since 2008, they are of a select few to receive this honor. There are multiple scholarships throughout the world for students to receive, but this one is of a high importance in relation to them. This is one of WVU’s major accomplishments. To have students receive this prestigious award is a great success for the blue and gold.