Applications Now Open For A Full Scholarship Opportunity for S.T.E.M majors

Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on November 04, 2016
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund - S.M.A.R.T.

Scholarship For Service Program The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. Participants in the SMART Scholarship for Service Program will receive full tuition and education related fees (does not include items such as meal plans, housing, or parking), a stipend paid at a rate of $25,000 - $38,000 depending on degree pursuing, access to summer research internships, mentoring, and other allowances and benefits including employment placement upon graduation. Students pursuing degrees related to the following are encouraged to apply:

Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Oceanography
Operations Research
Physics
Electrical Engineering
Geosciences
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Information Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering (technical tracks only)
Mathematics
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Biosciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry (technical tracks only)
Civil Engineering
Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
Computer and Computational Sciences

Eligibility Requirements: All awardees must be;

All awardees must be;
- a U.S. citizen at time of application,
- 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2017,
- able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
- willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
- a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of award and,
- pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the disciplines listed on the About SMART page.
Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university and have a high school diploma/GED.
Graduate applicants can be either currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or awaiting notification of admission to such. If awaiting admission, you must be accepted for entrance in the fall 2017 term.

Application Deadline: December 1, 2016

How to Apply:
Click HERE To Find Out More Information And Apply to this highly competitive opportunity.

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