Boren Fellowships: Graduate Students

Special requirement

Essay required

Specific majors

Academic

Overview

Boren Fellowships support study and research abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Fellows are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Swahili. To be eligible, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen at the time of application or non-citizen of destination country, enrolled in or applying to a graduate program in the United States, and planning to study a foreign language intensively in an eligible world region (not Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). To apply, you need to identify how your projects, as well as your future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.

Status

Coming soon

Deadline

🗓 January 25, 2025

Paid to

🏫 Your school

Website

www.borenawards.org

What you'll need

Essay

Capture your unique story and ambitions, while writing about the required subject matter.

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