Michigan State University is a participating member. The NSEP enable outstanding graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. NSEP supports students pursuing studies of those languages, cultures, and world religions outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The fellowships range in length from one academic semester to 24 months. This is open to undergraduate students who wish to obtain language and culture training in areas considered in short supply by the U.S. government.
Awards are for a minimum of one academic semester.
Study can be in any field and must lead to a degree. Study can be at the graduate or undergraduate level. Some Rhodes Scholars study the last two years of an undergraduate major. Others do graduate study. The Rhodes pays for tuition, fees, travel to and from home to Oxford, and an allowance that is sufficient to pay living costs during the academic year and vacation periods.