Boren 2023 Fellowship Awards for International Students, USA

Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students are currently open for applications from eligible and outstanding international students who wish to enrol for Boren Fellowship in the U.S. The Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests.

Boren Fellows have additional guidelines for self-designed research, internship, and study programs. They are also eligible to receive funding for domestic summer language programs immediately prior to their overseas study.

The Boren Awards do not require grantees to receive academic credit at their home institution for their overseas study. Many types of programs may be eligible to receive Boren Awards funding, including:

• Study abroad programs arranged by your home institution, a consortium of colleges and universities, or another U.S. institution
• Overseas programs with a robust language component arranged by an independent provider
• Direct enrolment in a foreign university or independent language school.

• Table of Content
• About Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO)
• Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students
• Aim and Benefits of Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students
• Requirements for Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO)

Boren Awards for International Study David L. Boren is the principal author of the legislation that created the National Security Education Program and the Boren Awards, the scholarships and fellowships that bear his name. In arguing in the U.S. Senate for passage of NSEP, Boren expressed his view that the U.S. needed a large increase in experts in the languages and cultures of nations which were underrepresented in the number of U.S. students studying there. With changes in the world, Boren felt that the U.S. would work more and more through partnerships with other countries whose nee... continue reading

Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	United States
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students

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.

Requirements for Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students Qualification

To be eligible for Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:

• Applicants may be matriculated in or applying to a graduate degree program located within the United States and accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Boren Fellows must be matriculated in a graduate degree program by the start date of their fellowship and may not graduate until the fellowship is complete.
• Planning to study in a country of which they are not a citizen
• Eligible graduate degree programs include master’s (MA, MS, MBA, LLM and others), juris doctor (JD), or doctoral (PhD, MD and others) programs. Non-degree certificate programs are not eligible by themselves

In 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 country, and the applicant’s field of study.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) on borenawards.org to apply

Interested applicants for Boren Fellowship Awards for International Students should notify their Boren Awards campus representative as early as possible in the application process.

For more details visit: Boren website.