Boren Awards (Critical Language Immersion) Info Session

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Boren Awards are scholarships and fellowships for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students committed to long-term overseas study and to public service. Boren awardees receive funding to study the languages most critical to our nation's security in the regions below:

Africa Asia Central and Eastern Europe Eurasia Latin America Middle EastAs a condition of their award, Boren Scholars and Fellows agree to utilize their skills within the federal government by seeking and securing national security employment for at least one year, strengthening the federal workforce and enhancing U.S. capabilities, deterrence, and readiness.

All applicants must be:

U.S. citizens at the time of the national application deadline Planning an overseas program in an overseas destination outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Planning to study in an overseas destination of which they are not a citizen Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programIn addition to these basic eligibility criteria, the Boren Awards give preference to programs based on their duration, focus on intensive study of a preferred language in a preferred overseas destination, the applicant’s field of study, and to applicants with longer-term interest in a federal career.