Deadline:
January 29, 2025
Location(s)
Australia France Germany United Kingdom Worldwide
Overview
Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Details
Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
The program focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security.
It draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
Boren Scholarships are awarded with preference for countries, languages, and fields of study critical to U.S. national security.
Preference is also given to students who will study abroad for longer periods of time, and who are highly motivated by the opportunity to work in the federal government. As we cannot list all countries, languages, and fields that are critical to U.S. national security, we are interested in applications that fall outside the preferences, if the candidate can make a compelling case that such study can contribute significantly to U.S. national security and the goals of the program.
Government Service
In exchange for scholarship funding, all Boren Scholars must agree to the NSEP Service Requirement.
For more information, please visit, what makes a competitive Boren Scholarship application.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
All applicants must be:
- A U.S. citizen at the time of application
- Planning an overseas program that meets home institution standards in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Boren Fellowships are not for study in the United States.
Boren Scholarship applicants must be:
- A high school graduate, or have earned a GED
- Matriculated in an undergraduate degree program located within the United States accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Boren Scholars must remain matriculated in their undergraduate programs for the duration of the scholarship and may not graduate until the scholarship is complete.
Dates
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Maximum awards are determined by duration abroad:
- $25,000 for 25-52 weeks (preferred)
- $12,500 for 12-24 weeks
- $8,000 for 8-11 weeks (STEM majors only)
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
