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Just got my rejection... bummed. Good luck to everyone else and to those who have been accepted, have a blast!

Awesome, thanks!

Cool - Congrats!

Are these fellowship or scholarship acceptances?

Also, I was just reading the thread from last year... apparently acceptances were sent in batches. So keep your head up!

Congrats to those who have heard so far! I am a fellowship applicant to Tajikistan, but have not gotten an email yet ?

I think they are going to send the emails about at 4:59pm, so they can log-off and clock-out without getting bombarded with phone calls and emails for the rest of the day!

Does anyone know how many people get accepted for the Boren Fellowship each year and how many turn it down each year (ie. how many alternates get pulled-up)? I do not know about underrepresented groups influencing their decisions, or making sure selections are not biased one way or the other, but I know this year they were hoping for more STEM applicants. So, maybe they will be giving more consideration to those from STEM majors than the typical political science/ international relations applicants... not sure. Thoughts?

I applied for the general Boren Fellowship to study Tajik and to be a research intern at the Mountain Societies Research Institute in Khorog, Tajikistan. Prior to leaving, my study plan includes going to the WISLI-CESSI program in Madison, WI. I got a first budget email from Boren Asia, but there was never a button on my application account... so, I emailed them my response, which they seemed fine about. I did not get a second budget email, but my budget was highly detailed and cross-referenced with the Pamir Eco-Cultural Tourism Association. I will graduate on June 1, 2019 if I do not get this fellowship... if I do, then I am dropping a course and filing a leave of absence so I can stay matriculated. My research internship abroad will count towards my final 3 credits, and push my graduation back to June 1, 2020. I am eagerly awaiting Monday!