Hannah Grossblatt, from the Institute of International Education, will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships (for undergraduates) and Fellowships (for graduate students) on:
Tuesday, September 9
Undergraduate Session: 2:00-3:00 pm
Graduate Session: 3:00-4:00 pm
Red Gym, On Wisconsin Room A
Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (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.
There are two separate award programs:
1. The Boren Scholarship provides opportunities for undergraduate students to study in countries that are generally underrepresented in study abroad. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year.
UW-Madison’s campus application deadline for the 2015-2016 undergraduate scholarship program is December 5th, 2014. Undergraduates should contact Matthew Geisler (mdgeisler@studyabroad.wisc.edu) for more information.
2. The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000.The national deadline for submission is January 27, 2015. Although there is no campus deadline (grad students apply directly through https://www.borenawards.org/), graduate students who are interested in the Fellowship should contact Erin Crawley (fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu).
Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study and application procedures can be found at https://www.borenawards.org/.
Hannah Grossblatt
Program and Administrative Coordinator
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
Institute of International Education (IIE)
www.iie.org