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A National Security Education Program Initiative Administered by the Institute of International Education
What are the Boren Awards? • David L. Boren National Security Education Act in 1991
• Scholarships & Fellowships
• Long Term Study Abroad
• Serious Language Study
• Public Service
David L. Boren
Addressing the challenges of a global society
Focus on National Security
Eligibility • U.S. citizen
• Planning to study a foreign language in an eligible region
• Matriculated at or applying to a graduate program at an
accredited U.S. institution
BOREN FELLOWSHIPS
Develop A Study Plan • Language study (overseas & domestic)
• Academic study
• Graduate-level research
• Academic internship
• Any combination of the above
African Flagship Languages Initiative
Languages Summer Domestic Program
Fall Overseas Program
French Senegal
Portuguese Mozambique
Swahili Tanzania
Akan/Twi
Wolof
Zulu
South Asian Flagship Language Initiative
• Study Hindi or Urdu
• Summer domestic study
• Fall program in India
• Spring study in India (optional)
Maximum Awards BOREN FELLOWSHIPS
$24,000 for 9-12 months
$20,000 for 6-9 months
$12,000 for 3-6 months
Domestic $12,000*
Preferred Countries Indonesia Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon* Liberia Macedonia Malaysia Mali* Mexico Moldova Montenegro Morocco
Mozambique Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria* Oman Pakistan* Panama Peru Philippines Poland Qatar Romania Russia* Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone
Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cape Verde Chile China
Colombia Congo, Dem.* Rep. of the Congo, Rep. of the
Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Egypt* El Salvador Eritrea* Ethiopia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Haiti Honduras* Hungary India
Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Tunisia* Turkey Uganda Ukraine* United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen*
*NSEP did not make awards for these countries in 2015. You may still apply for a 2016 Boren Award to study in one of these countries; however, you must include a viable alternate plan in another appropriate country for the same language of study
Preferred Languages Albanian
African Languages
Akan/Twi*
Amharic
Arabic (and dialects)
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Bahasa Indonesian
Bambara
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Cantonese
Croatian
Czech
Gan
Georgian
Hausa
Haitian
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Japanese
Javanese
Kanarese
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lingala
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam
Mandarin
Moldovan
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese*
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Swahili*
Tagalog
Tajik
Tamil
Telegu
Thai
Turkmen
Turkish
Uighur
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Wolof*
Yoruba
Zulu*
* These languages are part of the African Flagship Languages Initiative.
Length of Study
Fields of Study Business
Languages
Law
Social Sciences
STEM
Priority Agencies
Department of
Defense
Department of
State
The Intelligence Community
Department of Homeland Security
Alternative Opportunities
Job Search Support & Resources
• Dedicated NSEP Team
• NSEPnet.org
• Boren Forum
• Resume Workshops
• Federal Employment Seminar
• Special hiring authorities
Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis
Translational Science Core at the NIH Vaccine Research Center
Boren Alumni
Mimi Lu Foreign Service Officer Department of State
Lt. Sean Murawski Chief of Intelligence Training,
the 563d Rescue Squadron U.S. Air Force
The Application Requirements
• Essays
• Letters of Recommendation
• Transcript(s)
• Letter of Overseas Affiliation/Study Abroad Program
Essay Requirements • National Security Argument • Future Career and Connection to Government Service • Proposed Program Plan • Language Study Plan
Application Deadline
January 28, 2016
Deadline is for study that will begin after June 1, 2016.
Boren Awards Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005
1-800-618-NSEP www.borenawards.org
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