Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad

The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced the opening of the 2008-09 academic year competition for NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens at the time of application. Applications are available online at www.iie.org/nsep. This program awards scholarships to U.S. students for study of languages, cultures and world regions currently underrepresented in study abroad and critical to U.S. national security (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

More information is here.

Application: All applications must be submitted online following an on-campus review. The deadline for submitting your application to the on-campus review committee is December 17, 2007. Please contact Elizabeth Mahan, Office of International Affairs, for information about the campus review process: elizabeth.mahan@uconn.edu.