12.552: National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowships
Alternate Name: Boren Fellowships Program
Overview
Program Number
12.552
Status
Inactive
Agency
Last Modified
Sept. 21, 2022
Date Posted
Sept. 21, 2022
Objective
(1) To provide the necessary resources, accountability and flexibility to meet the national security education needs of the United States, especially as such needs change over time;
(2) To increase the quantity, diversity, and quality of the teaching and learning of subjects in the fields of foreign language, area studies, counterproliferation studies, and other international fields that are critical to the Nation’s interest;
(3) To produce an increased pool of applicants for work in the departments and agencies of the United States Government with national security responsibilities; and
(4) To expand, in conjunction with other Federal programs, the international experience, knowledge base, and perspectives on which the United States citizenry, Government employees and leaders rely.
Type of Assistance
B - Project Grants (Fellowships)
Applicant Eligibility
The award for this program is made to a nonprofit organization that administers this assistance program on behalf of DoD. The award is typically a cooperative agreement to administer this CFDA program as well as CFDA # 12.550 (The Language Flagship Grants to Institutions of Higher Education) and CFDA # 12.551 (National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarships). The award is reported to USASpending.gov under CFDA 12.550, which has the most funding between the three programs.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any U.S. citizen enrolled in an accredited public or private U.S. institution of higher education (defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) is eligible to apply for a graduate fellowship. Students enrolled in Federal government schools are not eligible.
Related Programs
Additional Information
Grant Awards
National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowships direct grants
Grant Opportunities