The Boren Awards fund US undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical to US national interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Awards promote longer-term linguistic and cultural immersion overseas, and are available to applicants in most fields of study. The application for the 2017 Boren Awards is now open.
Boren Awards will give preference to applicants planning to study in Eastern European and Eurasian countries, including Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. Preference is also given to students who are willing to study abroad for longer periods of time and are highly motivated by the potential to work in the federal government once completing the program.
The Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for undergraduate students for language-focused study abroad. The Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for graduate students to fund language study, graduate-level research, and academic internships abroad.
Boren Scholarships are available for the following language-intensive programs:
- Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program
- Balkan Language Initiative
- Business Russian Language and Internship Program
- Eurasian Regional Language Program
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Webinars on aspects of the Boren Awards, including special regional initiatives and components of the application, are scheduled throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. Additional information on preferred countries, languages, and fields of study can be found at www.borenawards.org.
QUESTIONS?
Applicants are encouraged to contact their Boren Awards campus representatives, listed in a directory on the website, for institution-specific guidance. They may also contact Boren Awards staff directly at 1-800-618-NSEP or boren@iie.org.