[bioundgrd] Fwd: NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

[Janice Chang]

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>NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (NSEP) DAVID L. BOREN 
>UNDERGRADUATE STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2006-2007
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>The National Security Education Program (NSEP) Scholarships are 
>available to degree-seeking undergraduates (US citizens) planning to 
>study abroad BEFORE you graduate. 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.
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>PLEASE READ THESE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOU PURSUE AN NSEP AWARD:
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>U.S. National Security Focus
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>The NSEP Service Requirement: The NSEP service requirement 
>stipulates that an award recipient work in the Departments of 
>Defense, Homeland Security, State, or the Intelligence Community. 
>You complete the service requirement AFTER you graduate, by working 
>in one of these areas. The duration of the service requirement is 
>one year. 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.  See http://iie.org./nsep for 
>full details.
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>International Focus: 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.
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>Language Study: Study of a foreign language appropriate to the 
>identified country must be an integral part of each proposal. You 
>must meet any language requirements of the study abroad experience 
>you propose.
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>FUNDING LIMITS IF NSEP FUNDING IS AWARDED:
>NSEP Boren scholarships are merit based. Award amounts are based on 
>the study abroad costs and financial aid information provided by the 
>applicant. The maximum award is $8,000 for a summer, $10,000 for a 
>semester, or $20,000 for a full academic year. Students must inform 
>NSEP of any additional outside funding they receive for their study 
>abroad program.
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>If you are interested in the NSEP Study Abroad Scholarships, please 
>see http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/nsephome.htm for more details.
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>Please be sure you understand the requirements before you apply. If 
>after reviewing the above website and the requirements outlined 
>above, you decide to apply, please notify Hannah Bernstein, 
>hannahb at mit.edu. The MIT deadline for applying for this Scholarship 
>is WEDS., JAN. 3, 2006.  For details on how to submit your 
>application to the MIT campus rep ONLINE see 
>http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/calendar.htm.
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>Hannah Bernstein
>Assistant Director
>PhD and Postdoctoral Career Services
>MIT Careers Office
>12-170
>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(617)253-4733
>Fax (617)253-8457
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/
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