A federal workforce enhancement program has granted scholarships to two students at UNC-Chapel Hill as part of its mission to promote global awareness within the ranks of government agencies.
The National Security Education Program has nine initiatives that encourage students to pursue language training and employment opportunities that are conducive to national security.
One of those initiatives is the David L. Boren Scholarship, which provides undergraduate students with up to $20,000 in exchange for one year of work in national security positions.
Graduate students are eligible for the David L. Boren Fellowship, which is another initiative that offers up to $30,000 under the same national security work agreement.
Richard Ong, an undergraduate student seeking to study Hindi in India through the South Asian Flagship Language Initiative, was one of 194 scholarship recipients this year.
Kirsten Cooper, a graduate student with plans to explore diplomatic developments and cultural trends in South Korea, received one of 114 fellowships that were also granted this year.
The National Security Education Program was established in December of 1991 when President George H. W. Bush approved the National Security Education Act.
The operations of the program are supported by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office, which is a subsidiary of the Department of Defense.
Photo by NSEP.
