NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships

Congratulations to GW's 2007-08 NSEP Fellows!

Jeffrey Becker; China, Mandarin
Asal Esfahani; Tajikistan, Persian
Kathryn Stuhldreher; China, Mandarin
Scott Van Alstine; Armenia, Armenian

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 langauge/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 will be 14 January 2008. All application materials must be postmarked to the Academy for Educational Development by 30 January 2008. 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 2008 application or pick it up in The Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships, Rice Hall 602. 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 602
Washington DC 20052

Phone: (202) 994-6822
E-mail: rypkema@gwu.edu

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