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The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is a scholarship opportunity
for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad. Created in 1991, NSEP awards
scholarships to American students for study of 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 American undergraduates with the resources and
encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world
critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for a commitment to
seek work in the federal government. As students of other cultures and
languages, NSEP Scholars begin to acquire the international competence needed
to communicate effectively across borders, to understand other perspectives,
and to analyze increasingly fluid economic and political realities.
NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed
critical to U.S. national security. It draws on a broad definition of national
security applied by the President in his annual National Security Strategy,
recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not
only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being,
but also the challenges of global society, including: sustainable development,
environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and
migration, and economic competitiveness.
NSEP scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who
will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in
study abroad and critical to U.S. national security. Awards are for one school
year, semester (term), or summer programs.
The NSEP service requirement stipulates that an award recipient work in the
Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State, or the Intelligence
Community. If, after making a full and good faith effort (according to
conditions and rules established by NSEP), an award recipient demonstrates to
NSEP that no appropriate position is available in one of these agencies, he or
she may work in any U.S. federal department or agency. There is also an
expectation that NSEP Scholars will use the language or regional expertise
acquired as a result of the award in their work for the U.S. government.
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As a U.S. undergraduate student, you are eligible to apply for an NSEP Boren
scholarship if you are:
- A U.S. citizen at the time of application.
- A high school graduate, or have earned a GED, and are matriculated as a
freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a U.S. post-secondary institution,
including universities, colleges, and community colleges accredited by an
accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Applying to engage in a study abroad experience in a country outside of
Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand that meets home institution
standards.
- Planning to use the scholarship for study abroad and the study abroad
program ends before you graduate. NSEP undergraduate scholarships are not for
study in the United States.
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NSEP applicants must be endorsed by the Dartmouth College Committee on
Graduate Fellowships. In order to be endorsed, you must:
- Complete the online
application and submit the application electronically by the campus
deadline. This will go to Scholarship Advising and NOT to the NSEP.
- Submit the following to Scholarship Advising by the campus deadline:
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- Two letters of recommendation (required), third (optional)
- Official Transcript
- One page study abroad program description
- Letters of support for direct enrollment (if applicable)
The Committee on Graduate Fellowships will read your application materials.
All applicants will be interviewed for the purpose of rating their
applications.
If you are endorsed, you will be required to edit and revise your
application essays with the Writing Editor.
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The 2 or 3 Letters of Recommendation should be sent to Scholarship Advising,
6201 Wentworth Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 or HB6201.
For more information on recommendation letters, click here.
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Nominees will submit final applications online by February 6, 2007.
The Scholarship Advising office will:
- Mail your letters of recommendation, official transcript, program
description, and letters of support (if applicable) directly to the NSEP.
- Attach the letter of endorsement to your online application.
- Officially submit your application online to the NSEP.
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January 25, 2008
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Campus deadline for electronic application and all other materials
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January 29-31, 2008
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Committee on Graduate Fellowship Interviews
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February 6, 2008
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Dartmouth deadline for final electronic application and supplemental
material submission
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February 12, 2008
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NSEP deadline for final electronic application and supplemental material
submission by Scholarship Advising
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May 2008
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Scholarship Recipients Announced
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NSEP
Website
Email Scholarship
Advising
Frequently Asked
Questions
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