David L. Boren Awards for International Study

Two graduate students at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) have been awarded Boren Fellowships to study abroad. Sarah Norris will study the Russian language in Russia, while Morgan Tucker will study Portuguese in Brazil. Two other students – Carmen Paraison and Kay Park – were named alternates for the award. To read more about MIIS’s Boren Fellows, click here .
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After spending four years studying Mandarin at Washington State University (WSU), John Stark will travel to Taiwan as a Boren Scholar. A Chinese major, John will spend his Boren year advancing his proficiency in the language at National Taiwan University. A second WSU student, Monica Bomber, was named an alternate for the award. To learn more about John and Monica, click here .
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Mathematics and astrophysics major Anastasia Elise Bury has won a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Tajikistan. Anastasia is a senior at the University of North Carolina . Already experienced in the Farsi dialect, she will spend her year in Tajikistan studying the Tajik language, which she hopes to apply to future service in the U.S. government. To read more about Anastasia, click here .
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Kailey Kluge, a Drexel University student passionate about the Russian language, has received a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Russia. She will spend the 2013-2014 academic year in St. Petersburg, and hopes to live with a Russian family while overseas. Committed to intercultural understanding, Kailey has already developed correspondences with Russian pen-pals and is eager to build relationships while in country. To read m...
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Two University of Georgia (UGA) students will study Arabic abroad next year as Boren Scholars. Alice Naghshineh, a sophomore, will study in the United Arab Emirates with a focus on finance. Cal Thomas, a junior, will study politics in Jordan. Both students are enrolled in UGA’s honors program. To learn more about Alice and Cal, click here .
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