On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Craig Frederickson from the National Security Education Program (Boren) in Washington, D.C. will be on campus to give a presentation on both the NSEP Boren scholarships and fellowships. His presentation will be in Neihardt classroom 1105. Please see the attached flyer.
The Boren scholarships support study abroad in all regions or countries except Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The focus of NSEP is on geographical areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships provide up to $10,000 for a semester-long study abroad program and up to $20,000 for a year-long study abroad program. Awards are intended for Juniors and seniors (academic term or year) to increase their knowledge of and competencies in other languages and cultures; and, for freshmen and sophomores (intensive summer or academic term study abroad programs) to foster their interest in international affairs. Campus Deadline: November 1 (students need to contact Laura Damuth with an intention to apply); National deadline: early February (scholarship), late January (fellowship).
Interested students should want to go to non-Western European countries and have a desire to study critical languages. This would include the following languages at UNL: Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Arabic, and Portuguese. For more detailed information, visit: http://www.borenawards.org/
Scholars please note that you will not receive event credit for attending this information session.