We are fortunate to have a representative from the
Boren Awards program visiting UW on Oct. 14 to provide information to
students, faculty and staff. Please help us get the word out to anyone
interested and feel free to attend! Details
for that session, and others throughout fall quarter, are below.
Boren Awards for International Study
UW Information Sessions:
·
Tues., Oct. 14, 2014, 2:30pm, 171 MGH -- This
session will be hosted by Hannah Grossblatt, Boren Program Coordinator,
and will cover both Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate
Fellowships.
·
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014, 3:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)
·
Tues, Dec. 2, 2014, 4:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)
·
RSVP at
https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/239, though drop-ins are always welcome
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S.
undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are
critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad,
including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia,
Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe,
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. For a complete list of
countries,
click here.
Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic
backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught
languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. For a complete list of
languages, click here.
Boren Scholarships are funded by the National
Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas,
languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national
security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad
program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will
contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined. NSEP draws on a
broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of
national security has expanded to include not only
the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American
well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including
sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and
hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
To view the Program Basics for the Boren Scholarship,
click here.
Undergraduate applicants must apply through UW
to be considered for the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Program. UW
Seattle's deadline for undergraduate applicants is January 8, 2015 for
study abroad programs during the 2015-16 academic
year. Interested students are welcomed to contact me: Robin Chang,
robinc@uw.edu, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards.
UW Bothell undergraduate and graduate students interested in these opportunities can contact Natalia Dyba (NDyba@uwb.edu) for campus deadlines and application support. UW Tacoma undergraduate and graduate
students can contact Cindy Schaarschmidt (cs65@uw.edu) for campus deadlines and application support.
