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Students at American University interested in the undergraduate Boren Scholarship or graduate Boren Fellowship should consult the Office of Merit Awards. AU students may request access to a Blackboard site with pointers on the Boren application process by sending an email to meritawards@american.edu.
One-on-one advising for the Boren Awards is available as of November. For undergraduate applicants, the campus deadline for first drafts is November 21, 2011. For graduate applicants, a Proposal Development Exercise is due November 30, 2011. AU has established further internal deadlines.
To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call the front desk of the Office of Merit Awards at (202) 885-1854.
http://www.american.edu/careercenter/meritawards/index.cfm
On-Campus Scholarship Deadline: 11/21/2011
Ms. Joan Echols
Associate Director, Office of Merit Awards
| Office of Merit Awards, Career Center McKinley Room 209 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8011 United States | Office: (202) 885-1854 Fax: (202) 885-1861 Office: echols@american.edu |
Mr. Christopher Swanson
Merit Awards Advisor
| Office of Merit Awards, Career Center McKinley Room 209 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8011 United States | Office: (202) 885-1854 Office: cswanson@american.edu |
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