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Application Information
A complete
application includes the following: (Incomplete applications
will not be considered.)
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Application Form:
Application includes a statement
of interest essay (maximum of 250 words) describing the applicant's
educational and professional goals and what role, if any,
participation in the NSAISS will play in achieving those goals.
It is strongly suggested that applicants prepare the statement in a
text document prior to filling out the application.
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Transcripts:
Applicant's prior two years of transcripts including grades earned
through the end of Fall 2009 semester. First and second year
graduate students must submit graduate and undergraduate
transcripts. Transcripts must include official
university/college markings (i.e., university logo, registrar
signature and/or university seal). Transcripts printed by the
student will not be accepted. Transcripts may be submitted by
the institution's registrar's office or by the applicant in either
of the two options below:
E-mail: Scanned
copies of transcripts including official university/college markings may
be sent via e-mail to
NSAISS@orise.orau.gov on or before application deadline.
Scanned copies must have the Social Security Number, Date of Birth, and
Student ID Number marked out. We consider it our serious
responsibility to protect applicant's personal information. Do
not submit transcripts containing personally identifiable information (PII)
that, if lost or compromised, could cause serious harm (including
identify theft) to you.
Postal Mail:
Transcripts must be postmarked on or before deadline.
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Letters of Recommendation:
Two (2) letters of recommendation from professors or
university officials familiar with student's academic performance and
career aspirations. Letters must be on university letterhead
and include the name of the applicant and signature of the referee.
It is preferred that these letters be e-mailed directly to
NSAISS@orise.orau.gov.
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Current
Résumé: Send via e-mail to
NSAISS@orise.orau.gov.
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Standard Form 86 (SF-86):
This form is required to process the security clearance
that students must have to participate in the NSAISS. The
SF-86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions is available on
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management website:
http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf.
The SF-86 MUST be submitted by postal mail, and it must be
postmarked on or before the application deadline.
Electronic or faxed copies of the SF-86 will not be accepted.
Application Deadlines
Application and supporting e-mailed
materials must be received by
11:59 pm EST on March 7, 2010.
Transcripts and
Standard Form 86 (SF-86)
sent by postal mail must be postmarked on or before March 7, 2010.
(Note that this is a postmarked-by deadline, not a receipt deadline.
There is no need to send documents via express mail delivery.)
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Mail
transcripts and SF-86 form to:
Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Education
NSAISS, MS-36
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
To protect your personal
information, mark envelope "To Be Opened by Addressee Only."
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