• You are eligible to apply for a Boren Fellowship if you are:
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• A U.S. citizen at the time of application.
   
• Either enrolled in or applying to a graduate degree program at an accredited U.S. college or university located within the United States. To receive the award you must provide evidence of admission and enrollment in such a program. Boren Fellows must remain enrolled in their graduate programs for the duration of the fellowship.
   
• Able to demonstrate how your study program and future goals are connected to Boren’s broad understanding of national security. The Boren program focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. It 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.

In exchange for fellowship funding, all Boren Fellows must agree to the National Security Education Program (NSEP) Service Requirement.

Boren Fellowship awards are made for a minimum of 12 weeks and maximum of 52 weeks. Overseas programs can be no longer than one year. Boren-funded programs can begin no earlier than June 1, 2013 and no later than March 1, 2014.

Boren Fellowships promote long term linguistic and cultural immersion. Therefore, all overseas study must be a minimum of 12 weeks, and preference will be given to applicants proposing overseas programs of 6 months or longer. However, applicants proposing overseas programs of 3-6 months, especially those in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields are encouraged to apply.

Some important dates to remember for the 2012-2013 Boren Fellowship Competition:

• • National Deadline: January 31, 2013 at 5:00 PM EST (electronic and supplemental materials)
   
• Online Application Form

Rocio Flores
Fellowships Services
1228 Murphy Hall
(310) 825-3521
uclafellowship@grad.ucla.edu

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 program 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.

Sergio Broderick-Villa
Associate Director for Study Abroad
B-300 Murphy Hall
(310) 825-4995
sergio@international.ucla.edu

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