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 Email:[log in to unmask] Phone: (301) 314-9458 Fax: (301) 314-0085 http://www.scholarships.umd.edu http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu Contact Person: Francis P. Duvinage Contact Email: [log in to unmask]