David L. Boren Awards for International Study

Western student and German and Arabic major Dana Rafter won a scholarship, which will provide him with up to $20,000 to cover a trip for him to study abroad in Cairo, Egypt. The funding will cover airfare, tuition and living expenses.

This particular scholarship, known as The National Security Education Program's Boren Scholarship, provides students with funding to help them study abroad in countries that are of U.S. interest but are underrepresented. 

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