Boren Scholarships
National Security Education Program (NSEP) / IIE United States
Funds US undergraduates to study critical languages and cultures abroad in regions important to US interests, in return for a commitment to federal service.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Up to $25,000 for 25-52 weeks ($12,500 for 12-24 weeks; $8,000 for 8-11 weeks for STEM majors).
Also: language study abroad; federal hiring pathway.
Who can apply: US undergraduate students; recipients agree to a federal service requirement.
Free to apply.
Annual; 2027 national deadline for Boren Scholarships is 27 January 2027 (campus deadlines may be earlier). Next deadline: 2027-01-27.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: essays, references, transcript, budget.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Boren Fellowships: January 20, 2027 Boren Scholarships: January 27, 2027”
Who can apply
- Open to students
- US undergraduate students; recipients agree to a federal service requirement.
What you will need
- Personal statement / SOPOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 27 January 2027.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to National Security Education Program (NSEP) / IIE without your tap.
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