Boren Fellowship Domestic Study


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2004 Boren Fellow in China

The domestic component offers support specifically for language and area studies which enhance a degree program. It is not intended to support the general tuition costs of obtaining a degree. Applicants in degree programs with mandatory language or area studies course requirements may be subject to reductions in their domestic components if the requests appear to be heavily predisposed toward required coursework. The level of support for domestic language and area studies is flexible depending on the individual requirements of each applicant. However, the total request for domestic support may not exceed the total request for overseas support if used in combination. A Boren Fellowship application for domestic study only may request a maximum of $12,000 over 24 months.

Indicate your requirements for domestic support in Section B of the budget. All requests for domestic support must include the title/description and cost of the programs at the bottom on Section B.

Examples of appropriate domestic component:

  1. Boren Fellowship applicants may request domestic support for more than one course per semester. An applicant wishes to take a language course in first semester Mandarin and a course in history of modern China. Each course costs approximately $1,100 per semester. The applicant would request a total of $2,200 for that semester, providing the title/description and cost of each course.
  2. Boren Fellowship applicants may request domestic support for more than one semester. A student wishes to take one course in Modern Standard Arabic during each of three semesters. The course will cost approximately $2,700 per semester. The student would request a total of $8,100, indicating the title/description and cost of each semester's language course.
  3. Boren Fellowship applicants may request domestic support to undertake intensive language training. A student wishes to participate in an intensive summer language program. The cost of attending the intensive summer language program is approximately $6,000. The student would request a total of $6,000 for the summer, providing a description of the language training program.
  4. Boren Fellowship applicants may request domestic support to undertake a language course at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.