Boren Scholarship 2022 – Applications for the Boren 2022 scholarship grant are now open and interested persons looking to benefit from the Boren scholarship for undergraduates can now apply.
On this page is the full package and this is for those that want to secure their place in the 2022 Boren scholarship. Make sure to go through all the information we have provided here.
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About Boren Undergraduate Scholarship in the USA
Boren Scholarship provides up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests. Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages.
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, broadly defined.
NSEP 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 Scholarship Requirements 2022
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.
- 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.
- Applying to a study abroad program that meets home institution standards in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Boren Scholarships are not for study in the United States.
Essays
- The application includes two essays, with a maximum of 800 words for each essay. Review the extensive essay guidelines to increase your chances of success.
- Language Plans – You should describe your plans for continuing to study and/or speak the language following the Boren Fellowship.
- Career Plans – Briefly summarize your plans to fulfill federal service and how it relates to your proposed Boren plans. You should also discuss your post-Boren career plans in detail in your first essay.
Applicants should notify their Boren Awards campus representative as early as possible in the application process. They have a wealth of experience advising applicants and assisting in crafting a strong application. They may also have set on-campus deadlines. Please respect these, as they have been set to provide you with feedback ahead of the national deadline.
How Can I Apply for the Boren Scholarship 2022?
Application System Tips
- The Boren Scholarships application includes twelve sections, as well as a section at the end to review and submit the application.
- To view the entire application in order, click “continue” through the buttons at the bottom of each page.
- You may only use the left navigation to skip from section to section once you have saved at least one field in a particular section. The application saves automatically. You can always change your response later, as long as you have not submitted your application.
Personal Information
- Name – Enter your complete and legal name. You may include a preferred first name and former last name if applicable.
- Mailing Address – Enter your complete current address and phone number.
- Permanent Address – Enter the address and phone number where you can be reached when you are not at college.
- Email Address – Enter the email where you would like Boren to contact you.
- Telephone Number – The country code for the United States is +1, so a U.S. number would be entered +1-202-555-1234.
- Biographical Information – Enter your Sex, Birthdate, and Country of Residence.
- Additional Information – Enter the state and Congressional district where you are registered to vote. Visit www.house.gov to look up your Congressional district if you do not know. Choose yes or no on the question asking whether you are a veteran or in active service to the U.S. military.
- Voluntary Information – The question on race/ethnic origin is optional. IF you choose not to answer, you can select “Prefer Not To Say.” Choosing this option will not affect your application.
Academic Information
- On this page, your current institution of higher education and your level of study should already be listed from the Eligibility Determination page.
- Enter the academic level (Undergraduate or Graduate), degree type, major (+ double major and minor if applicable), GPA, and the maximum possible GPA at your institution, the institution’s location, as well as the date attended from, and date attended to/graduation date. Note: the “Date/Expected Date Attended to” field for your current institution should be after the completion of your Boren-funded program.
- You may list up to two additional institutions where you pursued or obtained a previous degree.
- You must include a valid transcript from your current institution and from any institution where you received credit. If transfer credit is listed on your current transcript, you do not need to request an additional transcript.
- Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but they MUST include your name, the name of the institution, titles of the courses, and the grades obtained in each.
- You must submit the transcript for your current institution in order to submit your application.
- You may submit the transcripts from other institutions after you submit your application but they MUST be received BEFORE the national application deadline
Recommendations
- The Boren Scholarship application requires two Letters of Recommendation, and applicants may include a third.
- Applicants are also encouraged to include a Language Evaluation of the Boren language, which should be filled out by a recent instructor in that language.
- Review our guide on selecting strong recommenders.
- Click “Add Recommender” to enter information on each recommender and select the type of recommender (Letter of Recommendation or Language Evaluation).
- If you are not ready to notify your recommender, you may select “Save” and come back to the page when you are ready.
- Once you are ready to notify your recommender, select “Send to Recommender”.
- If a recommender is no longer able to submit a letter for you, or you entered their information incorrectly, you may click the “Exclude” button on their entry. Doing this will allow you to enter a new recommender in their place.
- If you wish to reinstate a recommender after clicking “Exclude”, you may click the “Reinstate” button on their entry.
- If your recommender has lost track of the link to submit a recommendation, you may click the “Send Reminder” button on their entry.
- Please note that the recommendation letter will not be visible to you — you will only be able to see whether or not it has been submitted.
Submission Agreement
- Please read and agree to the statement by clicking the box. In order to actually submit the application, you must agree to this statement. Please note that this does not submit your application. First, you will be asked to complete references, review your application, and click the final submit button
Submit Application
- When your application is complete, click on “Submit Application”.
- If you submit your application in error and would like to have it made editable again, please contact us boren@iie.org
Boren Scholarship Application Deadline
February 21, 2022
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