X-Force

The X-Force program offers opportunities for university students to serve their country through collaboration with the United States military to address real-world challenges over a summer long paid fellowship. Students will tackle problems defined by base POC’s that require both technical and entrepreneurial expertise.

Program Options

• X-Force Fellowship: a full-time, in-person, paid summer fellowship program
  • Stipend of around $2,500 per month and a small budget for travel, materials, and other expenses for delivering a product to the sponsor.
• X-Force Volunteers: a part-time, remote, volunteer opportunity

Program Activities

X-Force participants will engage with Department of Defense (DoD) partners for three months of applied problem solving. Participants will work on problems sponsored by their DoD hosts potentially including:

• Technical (e.g. software development, data analytics, mechanical design/prototyping)
• Strategy (e.g. communications and social media strategy)
• Research (e.g. emerging technology scouting) projects.

Participants will be expected to deliver a prototype capability to their military sponsors by the end of the program.

Ideal Candidates

• Minimal experience working with the military is preferred (Applicants with prior military or government work will be evaluated and accepted by exception.)
• Robust technical skillset
• Solid project-based work
• Entrepreneurial mindset or experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Open to undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates
• Participants must be U.S. citizens.

Important Dates

October 18, 2021: Application period opens
January 24, 2022: Application period closes
June 6 – August 12: X-Force 2022 Cohort takes place

How to Apply

Applications can be found on the NSIN website. For additional information visit NSIN X-Force.

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