National Security Education Program Scholarships & Fellowships
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
NSEP was designed to provide Americans with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of the U.S. in exchange for a commitment to seek work in the federal government.
The National Security Education Program includes three components:
The National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad offers opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study in world regions critical to U.S. interests but generally underrepresented in study abroad.
The National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowships enable U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency.
The Language Flagship offers Fellowships for advanced language training in Arabic, Central Asian languages, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, or Russian
Award amounts are up to $20,000 for the Boren Scholarships and $30,000 for the Boren Fellowships. The Flagship Fellowships include support for two years of study, one domestic and one international. The national deadlines for 2009 are: mid-January 2009 for the Flagship Fellowships, January 29, 2009 for the Boren Fellowships, and February 11, 2009 for the Boren Scholarships. Application details are available on the NSEP website.