David L. Boren Awards for International Study

Domenic Vallone, who is studying applied intelligence at Mercyhurst University, received a Boren Fellowship to study Swahili in Tanzania. He will participate in the African Foreign Languages Initiative  and hopes to attain proficiency while abroad. Domenic graduated from Georgetown University in 2009 as a science, technology, and international affairs major. Domenic is the second student from Mercyhurst to win the Boren Fellowship...
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Two Georgetown University (GU) students, Valerie Oliphant and Amanda Lanzillo, have been awarded 2011 Boren Awards to study critical languages and cultures abroad. Valerie, a graduate student in GU's conflict resolution program, has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to study at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. She will be studying Yoruba language and culture. Meanwhile, Amanda is an undergraduate international history major who has ...
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As a student at the University of Rhode Island, Robert Hanson received a Boren Scholarship to study in Russia in 2004.  After completing graduate studies at Georgetown University, he is now serving as a strategic risk management specialist in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he works to develop and apply risk models that help guide national security policy and funding.  According to Hanson, his position allows him â€...
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The National Security Education Program recently awarded two David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships and seven Boren Graduate Fellowships to Georgetown students for their pursuits in language and cultural studies. “These awards provide unique opportunities for our students to pursue study and research in disciplines leading to a more secure and peaceful future," said Kathy Bellows, director of the Office of International Programs....
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