David L. Boren Awards for International Study

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. We focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined, and underrepresented in study abroad.

The 2012 application deadlines are:
Boren Scholarships Deadline: February 9, 2012
Each campus sets an earlier campus deadline. 
Boren Fellowships Deadline: January 31, 2012

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Boren Scholarships

Opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

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Boren Fellowships

Encouraging U.S. graduate students to add an important language component to their educations.

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Announcements

African Languages Initiative

Boren Award applicants have the opportunity to further their study of Akan/Twi, Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, or Zulu.
Undergraduate Students: Click here for more information.
Graduate Students: Click here for more information. 

Webinars

Webinars are scheduled for applicants, campus representatives, and alumni.     
Click here to view the webinar schedule.

Videos

Watch informational videos, interviews with alumni, and speeches by David L. Boren on our YouTube site.
Click here to visit our YouTube site.

STEM Initiative

Summer Scholarships are available for undergraduate students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical fields.
Click here for more information.

News

ACTFL Video Contest

January 23, 2012
As part of the Discover Languages public awareness campaign, the American Council on the Teaching...
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January 2012 Newsletter

January 16, 2012
The January 2012 Boren Awards newsletter has been published.  Read last-minute advice for having...
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Freeman-ASIA Summer 2012 Applications

January 4, 2012
Freeman-ASIA provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need...
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Events

Boren Fellowship National Application Deadline

January 31, 2012, 5:00 pm
Institute of International Education, Washington
The 2012 national application deadline for the Boren Fellowship is Tu...
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Boren Scholarship National Application Deadline

February 9, 2012, 5:00 pm
Institute of International Education, Washington
The national application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is Thursday, Februa...
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