Leah M. Mason, EdD, Assistant Director, Project GO & Language Training Centers, from the Institute of International Education, will be on campus Wednesday, November 13 to talk with students interested in the Boren Scholarship (undergraduate) program and the Boren Fellowship (graduate student) programs. There are separate information sessions for the undergraduate and graduate student programs. http://www.borenawards.org/
Boren Fellowship (graduate student) information session:
Wednesday, November 13
2:30-3:30 PM
On Wisconsin Room A, Red Gym
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research 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. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The national application deadline is January 28, 2014 5:00 PM EST. There is no separate campus deadline; applicants apply directly to Boren program.
Dr. Erin Crawley, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu is the campus rep for the Boren Fellowship program.
Boren Scholarship (undergraduate student) information session:
Wednesday, November 13
3:30-4:30
On Wisconsin Room A, Red Gym
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, 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 is an earlier campus deadline and campus procedure for the undergraduate competition.
Matt Geisler, Assistant Director, IAP, mdgeisler@studyabroad.wisc.edu, is the campus representative for the Boren Scholarship program.