Funded by the National Security Education Program(NSEP), Boren awards come in two forms: fellowships and scholarships. Boren fellowships provide up to $30,000 to US graduate students, while scholarships provide up to $20,000 to US undergraduate students. Both support students who wish to study regions and languages critical to US interests.
The fellowship program is intended to enable master's and doctoral level students to supplement their chosen disciplines with a language and international study. Fellowship recipients may study domestically or overseas, while the scholarship program supports undergraduate students who wish to study abroad. Languages studied under Boren fellowships and scholarships tend to be less commonly-taught and have the potential to contribute to US national security(defined broadly). Preference is shown toward applicants who study certain underrepresented languages.
- Eligibility(Boren Scholarship): Applicants must be US citizens, high school graduates (or GED) who are enrolled in a US post-secondary institution, and who are planning to study abroad in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
- Eligibility(Boren Fellowship): Applicants must be US citizens who are either enrolled in or applying to a graduate program at a US college or university.
- Deadline: February 11, 2009 for scholarships and January 29, 2009 for fellowships.
- Representative:
- Website: http://www.borenawards.org/
- Contact:
Boren Scholarships/Fellowships
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
800.618.6737
boren@iie.org
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