>> Boren Awards Information Sessions: Up to $30,000 in Study Abroad Funding! <<
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Facebook event: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/530081863751390/" style="color: rgb(96, 120, 144); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">https://www.facebook.com/events/530081863751390/</a></strong><br /> </p> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> The <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Boren Awards</strong>, part of the National Security Education Program, offer funding to US undergraduate and graduate students for international study with a focus on language acquisition and cultural study in regions of the world that are essential to US national security.<br /> <br /> The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills. Established by Congress in 1991, NSEP consists of multiple initiatives, including Boren Scholarships, Boren Fellowships, and the Language Flagship. Boren </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Scholarships and Fellowships provide funding for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study the languages and cultures of Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.<br /> <br /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Office of International Programs will host a series of information sessions that will explain the Boren Awards and walk students through the application process. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Information Sessions will be held on:</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Monday, November 4th, 1:30 - 2:30 in Dragas 2008</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Monday, November 18th, 1:30 - 2:30 in Dragas 2008</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Monday, December 2nd, 1:30 - 2:30 in Dragas 2008</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;" /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Monday, January 13th, 1:30 - 2:30 in Dragas 2008<br /> <br /> <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The ODU campus deadline is Tuesday, January 21st, 2014. </strong></em></span><br /> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> <br /> <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">For questions on the Boren Awards, please contact Campus Advisor Allison Wiggins at <a href="mailto:anwiggin@odu.edu?subject=Boren%20Awards" style="color: rgb(96, 120, 144); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">anwiggin@odu.edu</a> or 757-683-6128.<br /> More information on the Boren Awards can be found at <a href="http://www.borenawards.org/" style="color: rgb(96, 120, 144); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">http://www.borenawards.org</a>.</span></div> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p> <p style="margin: 9px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p>
Posted By: Allison Wiggins
Date: Mon Nov 11 11:21:57 EST 2013