[Boren 2011-2012]

Quite the resume riverguide! My study abroad advisor told me my school's risk management committee is close to cancelling the AUC program so I'm going in Tuesday to work on a backup plan...in your experiences, what would you recommend? I really want to spend some time in Egypt, so I was thinking of spending the first semester in Saudi Arabia (know of any good programs?) and then going to AUC the second semester if the situation improves.

I'm an undergraduate International Relations (w/ a Middle East focus)/French Language/Islamic Studies/Arabic Language and Literature major from the University of Kentucky applying for a Boren Scholarship to study in Syria for the Fall 2011 & Spring 2012. I've also studied at the Middlebury 8 week Intensive Arabic program at Mills, at AMIDEAST in Cairo, at Middlebury in Alexandria, at the Saifi Institute in Beirut and at the American University of Beirut. I am working on developing my diglossic skills in Egyptian, Lebanese and Levantine dialects. I received the email in late March asking for updated financial information.

For those applying to Egypt or Syria, where your program and ability to study there may be in doubt, I contacted the Boren office and was informed that if we are selected but our program is cancelled or our school won't let us attend because of a travel warning (I was extracted out of Egypt and it wasn't pretty and am now in Beirut), the Boren people will work with us in finding anohter country in which to study. I know of several Boren scholars in Egypt who were relocated to Jordan and Morocco this spring.

Good luck to all and I hope we all make it.

[Boren 2011-2012]

Fellowship here.

From what I understand, the fellowship process is much less involved with the campus than the scholarship process. For example, scholarship people had to do interviews on campus, but fellowship people didn't.

If it makes you feel any better, there are several people on the Fulbright forum who did not have interviews (with the country) that won. So, personally, I wouldn't read too much into the number of emails you've gotten (of course, that is just my opinion, so yeah).

Ah ok. I wasn't sure of the Fellowship process but I did have an on-campus interview for the Scholarship. Our advisors are essentially our IIE contact so it would make sense if Fellowship applicants received more emails inquiring into their proposed programs, seeing as our advisors have all of the information.

[Boren 2011-2012]

Uh-oh, 3 emails? Are you guys Fellowship or Scholarship applicants?

[Boren 2011-2012]

This board is for people who applied to the Boren Scholarship/Fellowship for 2011-2012. We can share our results, notification dates, etcetera (much like is being done on the Fulbright 2011-2012 forum).

If we get enough people, we can make a spreadsheet that has information about the results. This should prove helpful for those who come after us.

Hey everyone! Applied for a Boren Scholarship to study at the AUC in Egypt. Majors: Finance/Criminology & Criminal Justice/Arabic L&L. Did you guys receive the "Updated Information Request" email back in late March? I've been told by my advisor that this indicates I/we have made it through the regional selection process and are going to be evaluated by the national nominating committee.