Funding
The Boren Fellowships application is now open for graduate students who are interested in immersive language study and public service careers. Receive up to $24,000 for overseas study! The national deadline to apply is January 30, 2019.
OVERVIEW
Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle Eastâ (the countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded).
Boren Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
NATIONAL DEADLINE
âThe Boren Fellowships application deadline is January 30, 2019 at 5âpm EST.