Friday, October 28, 2011

Funding to study critical languages - Boren Award Info Session 11/15

Boren Award: Undergraduate Student Information Session

Date: November 15, 2011, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Room 1644 SSWB (School of Social Work Building) on South University

Robyn Van Wingerden, Program Manager for the Boren Awards, Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.

Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

The Boren Scholarship provides opportunities for undergraduate students to study in countries that are generally underrepresented in study abroad. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year.

The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000.

Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study and application procedures can be found at http://www.borenawards.org/ .

For more information on Boren Scholarships, please contact Linda Popovic / lpopovic@umich.edu  For more information on Boren Fellowships, please contact Kelly Peckens / kpeckens@umich.edu  Or contact Boren Awards at 1‑800‑618‑NSEP or boren@iie.org.


Linda J. Popovic, Ph.D.

Intercultural Programs Advisor

CGIS has a new location!

Center for Global and Intercultural Study

University of Michigan

G155 Angell Hall

435 S. State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003


Tel: 734-764-4311

Fax: 734-764-3229

Note to students: So we may better serve you, please include the Program Name, Semester, and Year in the subject line of your email correspondences to the CGIS office. Thank you!

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