David L. Boren Awards for International Study

All Boren Scholars must study a foreign language appropriate to the country in which they are studying abroad.  The program will give preference to applicants studying one of the following emphasized languages:

• African languages indigenous to one of the emphasized African countries

*Arabic, including Modern Standard Arabic, national and regional dialects.
**Persian, including Afghan (Dari) and Iranian (Farsi) dialects.

NOTE: Study of Spanish or French is permissible only when it is at an advanced level of competency. In such cases, the study abroad experience should not focus on language acquisition, but rather on academic coursework.

Special Exception: NSEP will consider applications from students at the intermediate level of Spanish or French if their field of study is in the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics.  Applicants will self-assess their intermediate/advanced language level, but any award granted for the study of Spanish and French will be made contingent upon verification, through testing, of their language level.