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Office of Merit Awards

Nationally competitive, merit-based scholarships offer students and alumni the means to accomplish a variety of goals, including studying abroad, funding graduate education, and gaining high-level work experience.
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Contact Us:

The Office of Merit Awards is located in Letts Lower Level Suite 6 Hall. To contact us please email us atÌýmeritawards@american.eduÌýor call us at 202-885-1854 between 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Information Sessions:

  • 12/11: STEM Office Hours | 12:00-1:00 |Ìý
  • 12/17: Awards for Post-graduate Study in the UK Information Session | 3:00-4:00 |ÌýÌý
  • 1/21: Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Information Session | 12:30-1:30 |Ìý
  • 1/28: Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Drop- In Advising | 12:30-1:30 |Ìý
  • 1/30: Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Drop- In Advising |Ìý

National Deadlines:

  • 1/22: Boren Fellowship DeadlineÌý
  • 1/29: Boren Scholarship Deadline

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Telephone: 202-885-1854
E-mail: meritawards@american.edu

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applicants supported by OMA in 2024