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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Grad & Postdoc Funding Opportunities [mailto:GRADFUNDING@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Hawthorne Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2011 4:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> GRADFUNDING@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Boren Awards Information Session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you interested in pursuing study abroad, graduate research, or intensive language training in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, or the Middle East? Then join us for the following event:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Boren Awards Information Session featuring Emily A. Matts, a Program Officer with the Institute of International Education </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Thursday, October 20, 2011</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>2:00-3:00 PM</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Slonaker House (Honors College) Living Room, 1027 E. 2<sup>nd</sup> St.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (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. The <b>Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for undergraduate students</b> to study in countries that are generally underrepresented in study abroad. The <b>Boren Fellowships provide graduate students up to $30,000</b> to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. The <b>Language Flagship Fellowships provide funding for a Master’s degree in the Arabic, Chinese, Korean, or Persian languages.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, and fields of study, as well as application procedures can be found at <a href="http://www.borenawards.org/" target="_blank">www.borenawards.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please RSVP if you plan on attending the event. For more information, even if you cannot attend the session, please contact Jeff Thibert, Program Coordinator for Nationally Competitive Scholarships, at <a href="mailto:thibert@email.arizona.edu" target="_blank">thibert@email.arizona.edu</a>. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>