The University of Illinois is hosting informational sessions on National Security Education Program Boren undergraduate study abroad scholarships. The Boren provides study abroad scholarships of $6,000-$20,000 for a full academic year or $4,000-$10,000 for a semester. All scholarships may be used for U.S. citizens to study in Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, or the Middle East on almost any study abroad program. (Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.) These are merit-based scholarships, and approximately 1 in 5 eligible applicants receive awards. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students also have the option of applying for summer-only programs of eight weeks or more.
To receive the scholarship, award winners must enter into a service agreement requiring that they attempt to work in a paid position for the federal government in an area related to national security, generally the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, or the Intelligence Community within three years of graduation (deferrals possible/encouraged for graduate study). Working for USAID or tenure in the Peace Corps counts in the service requirement. Winners also receive priority-hiring status. The campus application deadline is January 16, 2020 for any semester or year of study between May 2020 and May 2021.
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Information Session is 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. on October 24 in 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building (participants will have the opportunity to hear from an Illinois alumni recipient).
https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/1826?eventId=33338909
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Writing Workshop is 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. on October 25, 2019 at 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building.
https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/1826?eventId=33338910
For more information, contact the National and International Scholarships Program at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at https://topscholars.illinois.edu/boren.
Thanks to Suzanna Challen of the National and International Scholarships Program for this information item.
