Program Timeline
TURFLI TIMELINE: A GUIDE TO YOUR FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP
**NOTE: THIS IS A GENERAL TIMELINE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Late January: Deadline to apply for Boren Fellowship
Early February: Deadline to apply for Boren Scholarship
Mid-April: Awardee notifications sent by Boren
Early May: Deadline to accept or decline Boren awards (Students able to accept their award prior to the May 1 deadline are strongly encouraged to do so and to begin their visa and other program applications immediately)
Early May: Deadline to apply to University of Wisconsin-Madison (multi-step process)
Early – Mid-May: Deadline to enroll in classes
By Mid-May: Schedule and take pre-program OPI test through Language Testing International (deadline to be provided by Boren)
Watch for email communications from American Councils; receive registration instructions
Mid – Late May: Deadline to apply to UW-Madison International Academic Programs (IAP) for spring abroad program
Early June: Deadline for American Councils full registration
Early June: Boren convocation in Washington, DC
Mid-June: First day of MEDLI (summer domestic classes)
End of first week of Summer classes: Deadline to pay summer tuition and program fees
Fourth week of MEDLI: End of first semester and final exams
Late July: TURFLI Pre-Departure Orientation
Early – Mid-August: American Councils reading and listening online exam
Early – Mid-August: Post-summer OPIs
Early – Mid-August: Last day of MEDLI (summer domestic classes)
Mid-August: Transition break from domestic to overseas program
Mid – Late August: Expected Group Departure to Azerbaijan
Mid – Late August: Expected Arrival in Baku, Azerbaijan
Mid – Late August: In-Country Orientation
Mid – Late August: Fall courses begin
Early December: Post-overseas OPI testing, exams, and program evaluation
Early December: End of fall program / return to the United States, for fall participants only
Mid December 2023: End of fall program / return to the United States, for fall participants only