Subject: Scholarships for CRITICAL LANGUAGE STUDY

Description:
Are you already studying a CRITICAL LANGUAGE – one that is important to
U.S. national interests – such as Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Korean,
Persian, or Japanese?

Are you interested in starting to study a new critical language, such as
Indonesian, Turkish, Hindi, Bangla/Bengali, Urdu, or one of many, many
others?

Learn about the BOREN SCHOLARSHIP and the CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP, two
great U.S. Government-sponsored programs that fund the study of critical
languages all over the world!

BOREN SCHOLARSHIP BASICS:
-- Provides up to $20,000 for TWO semesters of critical language study abroad
(can be Fall and Spring, or Summer and Fall semesters)
-- You can study in any world region EXCEPT Western Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada
-- Special opportunities to study African languages, including in French- and
Portuguese-speaking nations
-- IDEAL FOR STUDENTS STRONGLY MOTIVATED TO PURSUE U.S. GOVERNMENT SERVICE
– Boren Scholarships carry a ONE YEAR federal government service
requirement
-- Eligibility: You must be a U.S. Citizen, and enrolled as an undergraduate,
at the time of application this Winter 2016
-- You can visit the BOREN SCHOLARSHIP website here:
http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship/basics.html

CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP BASICS:
-- Provides intensive SUMMER language study institutes abroad in the
following languages:
*ARABIC - *CHINESE - KOREAN - *JAPANESE - *RUSSIAN - TURKISH - INDONESIAN -
HINDI - BANGLA/BENGALI- PERSIAN  - PUNJABI - URDU – AZERBAIJANI
-- Prerequisites apply for (*) languages above
-- All expenses paid
-- No Government service obligation
-- Eligibility: You must be a U.S. Citizen, and enrolled as an undergraduate,
at the time of application this Fall 2015
-- You can visit the CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP website here:
http://clscholarship.org/

NEXT STEPS:

To learn more about the Boren or Critical Language Scholarship application
process, and to receive advising and assistance, contact the National
Scholarships Office at [log in to unmask]

Francis DuVinage, Ph.D.
Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate
Research
2403 Marie Mount Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

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Phone: (301) 314-9458
Fax: (301) 314-0085
http://www.scholarships.umd.edu
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu

Contact Person: Francis P. Duvinage
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