Boren Fellowships

About

The National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships offer study abroad opportunities for graduate students interested in geographic areas, languages and other fields of study underrepresented in study abroad and critical to U.S. national security broadly defined.

Students propose their own study plans for language study (required), research or an internship in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Boren Fellows must commit to at least one year of federal government service following graduation from their program of study; see information on federal careers for further information.

Preference is given to students seeking one full year of academic study.


Eligibility


Award Types and Length of Study

Award Types

Length of Study


Regional Language Flagship Initiatives


Application Process and Deadline

Applicants should thoroughly review the application instructions before they begin designing their individual program of study. In addition to meeting the criteria of “critical to U.S. national security,” the proposed program also should include study of a foreign language of the chosen country or region; domestic language study in conjunction with abroad study or research also possible under the “combined” award type.

The following components comprise the application:

All students considering an application or looking to apply for a Boren Graduate Fellowship are strongly encouraged to contact Elizabeth George (elizabeth.george@georgetown.edu), Campus Representative for the Boren Graduate Fellowship Program, for guidance with the application. Students should also consult the applicant resources and review profiles of past Boren Fellows to ascertain appropriateness of plan of study or research topic.

Deadline: January 22, 2025 at 5 p.m. (ET)


Recipients

Boren Graduate Fellowship Recipients for 2024-25

Boren Graduate Fellowship Recipients for 2023-24

Boren Graduate Fellowship Recipients for 2022-23

Boren Graduate Fellowship Recipients for 2021-22


Past Recipients

2020-2021 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

2019-2020 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

2018-2019 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

2017-2018 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

2016-2017 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

2015-2016 Awardees’ Country Destinations:

*Student declined award