Information Session Explores Language/Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunities

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 27, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards will host an information session on language/study abroad programs. The session, which will include information on the Boren Scholarship, Boren Fellowship and the Critical Language Scholarship, will begin 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery.

The Boren Scholarship, an initiative of the National Security Education Program (NSEP), provides funding for undergraduates to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Scholarship recipients must work in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

Additionally, NSEP offers the Boren Fellowship, which provides funding to graduate students who are looking to study languages in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Like recipients of the Boren Scholarship, Boren Fellows are also be expected to work in the federal government for at least a year.

Also being discussed at the information session is the Critical Language Scholarship Program, a program that provides intensive language instruction for less commonly taught languages during an eight- to 10-week program in the summer. The CLS Program is also part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages.

Spaces are limited for this information session. Students interested in attending should register at https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7OjvDcArAx4nstn.  

Part of the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence within the Division of Student and Academic Life at UK, the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards assists current UK undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni in applying for external scholarships and fellowships funded by sources (such as a nongovernment foundation or government agency) outside the university. These major awards honor exceptional students across the nation. Students who are interested in these opportunities are encouraged to begin work with the office's director, Pat Whitlow, well in advance of the scholarship deadline.

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