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UMD Ranked Among Top Recipients of $25K National Honor
By Laura Cech
Since the 2008-09 academic year, 118 UMD undergrads have been selected as Boren Scholars, and 37 graduate students have been selected as Boren Fellows. The program aims to boost students' foreign language and international skills, and is sponsored by the National Security Education Program.
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Ten Terps will study language and culture abroad this academic year through David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, making UMD a top recipient of the awards.
A federal initiative designed to strengthen the foreign language and international skills of undergraduate and graduate students, Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide up to $25,000 to study in world regions seen as critical to national security. As part of the program, recipients will work in the federal government for at least one year.
Since the 2008-09 academic year, 118 UMD undergrads have been selected as Boren Scholars, and 37 graduate students have been selected as Boren Fellows. The program is sponsored by the National Security Education Program.
“UMD is a magnet for students passionate about careers in international affairs and public service, and our proximity to Washington DC provides them with outstanding internship experiences in myriad federal, NGO, and other globally-engaged agencies,” said Francis DuVinage, director of UMD’s National Scholarships Office. “Maryland’s success in the Boren competitions reflects this and empowers our students to develop professional-level language skills that will enhance their ability to have a positive impact in the world.”
Alanna Leshea Anderson ’21, MIM ’25, MCP ’25 will travel to Brazil for a year to take intensive Brazilian Portuguese classes and live with a host family who will give her more practice and a better understanding of life and culture in the country.
“I’ll have the linguistic ability to reach a broader domestic and global audience than I’m currently capable of,” she said. “My goal is to apply my knowledge from this award into a career in my passions: sustainable development and disaster management.”
Meet the other 2024–25 Boren Scholarship/Fellowship awardees:
One student declined the scholarship to pursue other opportunities.
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