Boren Undergrdaute Scholarships 2010/11-International Education Institute-USA
Posted by sakshi on September 8, 2009
Undergraduate Scholarships for US citizens for the year 2010/11 by Institute of International Education, Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, USA
Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined. 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 American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Eligibility:
Boren Scholarships are for undergraduate students. You are eligible to apply for the Boren Scholarship if you are:
- A U.S. citizen at the time of application.
- A high school graduate, or have earned a GED, and are matriculated in an undergraduate degree program in a U.S. post-secondary institution, including universities, colleges and community colleges accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Applying to engage in a study abroad experience in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand that meets home institution standards.
- Planning to use the scholarship for study abroad, and the study abroad program ends before you graduate. Boren Scholarships are not for study in the United States.
How to apply:
- Contact your Boren campus representative for your on-campus deadline. Continue to work with your campus representative during the application process.
- Submit the Boren Scholarship application, which includes the items listed below. Before starting the online application, remember to read the application instructions.
- a study abroad program section
- a budget section
- two statements of purpose
- Submit the following supplementary materials to your campus representative. If you do not have a campus representative, you may send them directly to IIE.
- Completed letters of reference. Letters of reference must be signed, original letters in an envelope with the signature across the seal, when they are submitted to your campus representative or IIE. Two letters are required, and you may include a third optional letter.Official, hard copy, transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Freshmen must also include high school transcripts.
- Language self-assessment – Complete this form using the Language self-assessment guide.
- Language proficiency form (optional)
- Choose one of the following:
- One page study abroad program description with cost information. (This may be a page from the program’s website or a photocopy of part of the program brochure.)
- If you set up a direct enrollment or individually arranged study abroad program, please provide two letters of support. The first letter should be from your home institution and the second letter should be from your overseas host institution.
- The online application must be submitted, and the supplementary materials should be given to your Boren campus representative, by your on-campus deadline. If you do not have a campus representative, the online application must be submitted, and all original supplementary materials must arrive at the following address, by the application deadline.
Boren Scholarships
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-618-6737
boren@iie.org
Scholarship deadline:
February 10,2010
For further information please contact:
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-2403
Telephone: 1-800-618-NSEP
Fax: 202-326-7672
Email: boren@iie.org
Source:
http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship
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