---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:59:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Robin Chang <robinc@u.washington.edu> Subject: [Advisers] Boren Scholarship & Fellowship Information Session Dear Advisers, Please distribute widely to students, faculty and staff: Susan Sharp, from the Institute of International Education, will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships on: Tuesday, October 5th Mary Gates Hall, Room 206 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Faculty and staff are also encouraged to attend to learn more about these opportunities available to students. Please RSVP at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/scholarq/111423. 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 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. The Boren Scholarship provides undergraduate students up to $20,000 for an academic year abroad. Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study, federal service commitment and application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org. For undergraduate students interested in Boren Scholarships, please contact Robin Chang, robinc@u.washington.edu. For graduate students interested in Boren Fellowships, please contact Helene Obradovich, helene@u.washington.edu . Thank you, Robin Chang Assistant Director Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards 120 Mary Gates Hall (206) 543-2603 exp.washington.edu/scholarships