David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships (NSEP)
Congratulations to GW's 2009-10 NSEP
Fellows!
William Burns, Syria -- MA Middle East Studies
Michael Day, Lebanon --MA International Affairs
Jessica Guiney, Egypt -- MA Middle East Studies
Darrin Altman, Syria -- MA Middle East Studies
Kate Wilkinson, Tajikistan --MA Finance
MISSION
The Boren Fellowships enable
outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue specialization in area and
language study or to add important international dimensions to their education.
The Boren Fellowships fund students pursuing study of regions other than
Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
PURPOSE
The Boren Fellowships enable graduate students in professional and other
disciplines to enhance their educational experience in an area of the world
that is critical to national security.
AWARD
Funding will support up to 24 months. The program is not designed
to cover the full cost of tuition, but rather to fund the component of tuition for domestic study
which is directly applicable toward disciplines. For fellowship applications proposing study or research abroad, students must submit a budget outlining travel, living, and miscellaneous expenses.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for a David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship, an individual
must be:
- a U.S. citizen
- enrolled in a graduate degree program at a U.S. college or
university, or applying to a graduate
degree program at a U.S. college or university
To receive an NSEP Fellowship, an individual must:
- provide evidence of admission to a U.S. graduate school and
intent to enroll in that program before the actual award can be made, and
- be willing to enter into a service agreement
- have language study (formal or informal) as an integral part of their application plan
CONDITIONS
As a condition of receiving a David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship, all
recipients must agree to work in a national security position in which they use their language/area study or in another area for which the Fellowship was awarded. Sometimes recipients can justify service in another security-related position but there is no guarantee that requests will be approved. The duration of the service agreement will be equal to the length of support under
NSEP, but not less than one year.
DEADLINE
The GW deadline to review essays will be 15 January 2010. The online application deadline is 28 January 2010. All supplementary application materials must be postmarked to the Academy for Educational Development by 28 January 2010. Generally, students should set up a preliminary
interview with Geri Rypkema, the NSEP Program Representative, early in the fall
semester.
APPLICATION
Applicants may register here to access the 2009-2010 online application. Please note that the application is online, but supplementary materials (such as official transcripts) must be sent separately. For more information on completion of application, please visit the Boren website.
After reviewing the application, students with further questions may contact:
Geri Rypkema
Program Representative (NSEP Boren) and Director
Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships
The George Washington University
2121 Eye St., NW, Rice Hall 302
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-6822
E-mail: rypkema@gwu.edu
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