As an ASU student who applied for the Boren Scholarship, I can wholeheartedly agree with what element said in the post. From what others have told me about Dr. Burke, her agreement to work with students almost always means that the applicant has a great chance at success. As for the budget requests, I am pretty anxious like everyone else here and if I don't receive the scholarship this year, I will definitely apply next year and just delay my graduation. Hey elmentwil and marci, what languages are you planning on studying and where are your proposed countries?