Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. 看到一个 complete list of countries.

Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught 语言, including but not limited to Arabic, 中国人, 朝鲜文, 葡萄牙语, 俄罗斯, 和斯瓦希里语. 看到一个 complete list of 语言.

Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, 语言, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. 国家安全. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. 国家安全, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of 国家安全, recognizing that the scope of 国家安全 has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.