The Foreign Service Journal, December 2018

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2018 113 Critical Language Scholarship Program Who: U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students who have completed one year of coursework at start of program and who are at least 18 years old by May prior to the program. What: Opportunities to study one of 14 critical languages in immersion programs abroad. Languages offered: Arabic, Azer- baijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indone- sian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu. When/Where: Summer/Selected coun- tries worldwide. How: Visit www.clscholarship.org/ index.php. Funding: Program, housing and travel costs are covered. Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Who: U.S. citizen undergraduates who are Pell Grant recipients and have been accepted into a credit-eligible study abroad program or overseas internship (including internships with the U.S. Department of State) of at least two weeks duration for students studying at a two- year institution and four weeks for those at a four-year institution. When/Where: Spring, summer, fall or academic year/Any country except Cuba or those on the U.S. Department of State travel warning list. How: Apply via www.gilmanscholar ship.org. Deadlines vary according to program. Funding: Up to $5,000, with an addi- tional $3,000 available for critical-need language study. Boren Awards for International Study—Boren Scholarships (undergrads) and Boren Fellowships (graduate students) Who: U.S. citizen undergraduate or graduate students in or applying to a U.S. graduate degree program. What: Funding for study abroad. When: For scholarships, semester, academic year and summer; for STEM fields only, summer. For fellowships, 12 weeks to one year. Where: Worldwide excluding West- ern Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. How: Apply via https://borenawards.