Boren Award Info Session
October 19, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
This session is open to all CMU students.
The Boren Awards (borenawards.org) fund undergraduate and graduate study of less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America.
Attend this session to learn more about Boren Scholarships and Boren Fellowships. Our speaker will be Michael Saffle, Boren Awards Program Specialist. He will go over the basics of what Boren is, and what they are looking for in applicants. He'll help students locate the most useful information on their website. Michael will take Q&A throughout the presentation.
This live event will give students the chance to pick the brain of a Boren team member who has been involved in the program for years. Take advantage of this opportunity to get first-hand knowledge of the programs and applications.