Apply for 2020 Boren Awards

Undergraduate and graduate students may visit https://borenawards.org/apply-now to start their applications for the 2020 Boren Awards.

Boren scholarships fund study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Boren fellowships fund research and language study proposals by U.S. graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

The national deadlines for the 2020 Boren Awards are:

• Boren Fellowships: January 29, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EST
• Boren Scholarships: Feburary 5, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EST

You will be notified if you are selected in mid-to-late April of 2020.

Please also visit our redesigned website! We hope you will find the streamlined content easier to navigate and understand. We welcome your feedback — let us know if anything appears to be missing or isn’t clear. New features include:

• A front page rearranged as a checklist for prospective applicants
• Guidelines for application essays at https://borenawards.org/essays — Note that the essay prompts have changed for 2020. The first essay now focuses only on national security. The second essay gives applicants the opportunity to discuss their preparation for overseas study, as well as a stronger focus and an expanded guide on researching federal careers.
• All program preferences on one page at https://borenawards.org/eligible-programs
• A guide for Campus Representatives on promoting and advising for the Boren Awards at https://borenawards.org/campus-representatives
• Statistics on top-performing institutions and most popular countries and languages at https://borenawards.org/statistics

As always, contact us for any questions large or small at boren@iie.org or 1-800-618-NSEP (6737). Thank you for your continued support of the Boren Awards!