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Volume 1, Issue 4
December 2008 Newsletter

In this Issue:

» Applications Available
» Studying Women and Education in Kenya
» Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese
» Opening Doors for State Department and Boren Alumni
» Advice for Boren Fellowship Applicants "What is Required for a Complete Application?"
» Advice for Boren Scholarship Applicants “What is Required for a Complete Application?"

Dec 2008

Applications Available

The applications for Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students and Boren Fellowships for graduate students are available online. Please visit the Boren Awards website to begin your application.

Studying Women and Education in Kenya

A Boren Fellow from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted research towards her doctoral dissertation on educational policy studies in Kenya. She studied Swahili and educational practices among the Turkana people.

Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese

A Boren Scholar from the University of Arkansas who is majoring in international relations with a minor in Latin American studies spent a year in Brazil studying Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. The Scholar’s program in Sao Paulo gave him a home stay experience and total immersion in the Portuguese language.

Opening Doors for State Department and Boren Alumni

Brandon Marc Higa, a 2005 graduate from the University of Southern California, received a Boren Fellowship to study Japanese with Stanford University’s advanced intensive Japanese language program in Yokohama, Japan. During the first half of the year-long program, Brandon Marc took an intensive Japanese course focused on improving his language skills for competency in social and academic situations. The second half of the program centered on learning specialized Japanese for his major, international relations. With his specialized language skills, Brandon Marc completed a report about Japan’s free trade agreement policies.

Advice for Boren Fellowship Applicants "What is Required for a Complete Application?"

As a Boren Fellowship applicant, you should have noticed that there are a number of steps required to complete the application. In order to have an eligible application, you must complete all of the online and supplementary components by January 29, 2009.

Advice for Boren Scholarship Applicants “What is Required for a Complete Application?"

As a Boren Scholarship applicant, you should have noticed that there are a number of steps required to complete the application. Please use the following as a guide for submitting a complete application. The national application is February 11, 2009, but you should contact your campus representative for your earlier on-campus deadline.