Summary:
Full scholarship for graduate students and be employed by DOD upon graduation.
Application Open Date:
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, December 6, 2024
Lower Limit Amount ($):
25,000
Upper Limit Amount ($):
38,000
Academic Area:
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Biosciences
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
Computer and Computational Sciences and Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Geosciences
Industrial and Systems Engineering (technical tracks only)
Information Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Oceanography
Operations Research (technical tracks only)
Physics
Description:
The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program, funded by the Department of Defense (DoD), is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for STEM students.
Summer internships are performed at DoD facilities alongside scientists and engineers; these experiences prepare scholars for full-time employment and get them accustomed to working with the DoD. SMART is a one-for-one commitment; for every year of degree funding, the scholar commits to working for a year with the DoD as a civilian employee.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Internship
Year In School:
Masters
PhD
Other
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
US Citizen, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom at time of application
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
- 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2024
- requesting at least 1 year of degree funding prior to graduation (which starts at the program start date),
- able to complete at least one summer internship (multi-year scholars only)
- willing to accept post-graduation employment with the DoD,
- a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale,
- pursuing a technical undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines listed below,
- able to produce a fall 2023 college transcript from a regionally accredited US college or university, OR be pursuing a graduate degree at a regionally accredited US college or university.
Undergraduate applicants
- Must be currently enrolled at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university
- Must be able to produce a college transcript at the end of the term
- AP coursework is not considered college credit
Graduate applicants
- Can be either currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or awaiting notification of admission
- If awaiting admission, you must be accepted for entrance in the fall 2025 term
Specializations:
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Energy and the Environment
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
Water Resource Science & Management
Date Updated:
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - December
Amount:
38000