A 2-12 month language scholarship for US undergraduates and graduate students that facilitates post-fellowship employment with the US government.

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Outline:

(00:14) Summary

(01:01) Program details

(04:28) Getting a Boren Award

(04:31) Eligibility

(06:10) Language and country choice

(07:53) Optimizing language and country choice

(08:51) Application process

(11:22) The Boren Award experience

(11:26) Upsides of doing a Boren Award

(11:30) Substantial financial support for studying abroad

(12:40) Extreme flexibility regarding program chosen and material studied

(13:56) Career support and hiring privileges

(16:19) High admissions rate for specific programs

(16:50) Credential and signaling

(17:13) Downsides of doing a Boren Award

(17:25) Flexibility in program choice can be a curse

(18:13) No guarantee of obtaining a government job

(20:22) Few professional opportunities to use Boren language skills

(21:06) Regional Flagship Language Initiatives (FLIs)

(22:10) Upsides of FLIs

(23:16) Downsides of FLIs

(24:35) Boren Awards relative to other US federal awards

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