Submitted by Andy Yun on October 19, 2023 - 3:54pm
Learn about the Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) to fund language study abroad. Scholarships like the Boren and CLS provide funding to U.S. citizen students at varying levels of proficiency to study languages considered to be "critical" to U.S. interests.
These upcoming sessions will provide an overview of the scholarships and insights on how to develop competitive applications. We encourage first-generation students, students of color, and students who identify as underrepresented within the university to attend.
CLS Virtual Information Sessions & Office Hours (Hosted by the CLS Program)
- Throughout October & November | View the schedule and register for an event >
CLS Application Writing Workshop (For UW Students)
- Thursday, November 2 | 4 p.m. | Register to attend >
Boren Virtual Information Session (For UW Students, Hosted by IIE)
- Wednesday, November 15 | 4 p.m.| Register to attend >
Critical Language Scholarship Highlights:
- Open to U.S. citizen undergraduates and graduates in every field.
- Fully funded intensive language and cultural immersion program (FREE)!
- Languages offered are Arabic, Azerbaijani, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.
- Program includes cultural activities, field trips, room & board, and travel.
- Must be enrolled during fall 2023; open to students graduating in spring 2024.
- Application deadline for all applicants: Tuesday, November 14, 5 p.m. (Pacific)
Boren Awards Highlights:
- Open to U.S. citizen undergraduates and graduates (list of preferred fields of study here).
- Must be studying a language for the duration of the Boren award (list of preferred languages here).
- Up to $25,000 for undergraduate students who study language abroad during the academic year (semester or longer).
- Up to $8,000 for STEM students to study a language abroad during the summer.
- Up to $30,000 for graduate students who will study a language abroad. Graduate students can incorporate research/fieldwork.
- Students who are selected for and then accept the Boren award must commit to working for the federal government for one year.
- Application deadline – Graduate Students: Wednesday, January 24, 2 p.m. (Pacific)
- Application deadline – Undergraduate Students: Wednesday, January 31, 2 p.m. (Pacific)
Questions?
Undergraduates can contact Chetana Acharya: cacharya@uw.edu
Graduate students can contact Michelle Sutton: mdrapek@uw.edu
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