Apply for the Boren Award's African Languages Initiative

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The Boren Awards staff are pleased to announce that the African Languages Initiative will continue in 2012-13 and has expanded to include additional languages. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship applicants have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of, and proficiency in, African languages and cultures. Through the initiative, funding is available for Boren Scholars and Fellows to study one of the following languages at the University of Florida's summer 2012 program prior to commencing their overseas Boren funded program:

Akan/Twi
Swahili
Wolof
Yoruba
Zulu

In addition, African Languages Initiative overseas programs are available for intensive language and cultural study during fall 2012 in the following countries:

Tanzania (Swahili)
Mozambique (Portuguese)
Nigeria (Yoruba)
South Africa (Zulu)

For a full explanation of the African Languages Initiative, including information on the domestic and overseas programs, please go to www.borenawards.org. Please also note that we are holding two webinars about this initiative on November 1 and December 14. For more information, please visit: http://msg1svc.net/ckxdt/408081/44/1684/220/0/S/0/0/sbyv.html.

If you have questions about the African Languages Initiative, please email: boren@iie.org.