[Scholarship_alert] Fwd: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship

[Engineering Scholarships Alert]

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>Program Number:   76085
>Title:            U.S. Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate 
>Scholarship 
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>Sponsor:          Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
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>SYNOPSIS:
>  The sponsor offers two-year scholarships to undergraduate students
>to provide the opportunity to participate in an educational program
>intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and
>technology human resource base to meet the mission, goals, and
>objectives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Scholarships
>are tenable at all accredited U.S. colleges and universities, and
>include a stipend and full tuition and fees.
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>Deadline(s):      01/05/2010
>Established Date: 08/14/2003
>Follow-Up Date:   11/01/2010
>Review Date:      12/16/2009
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>Contact:          Martha Payne, Project 
>Manager
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>Address:          P.O. Box 117, MS 36
>                   120 Badger Avenue
>                   Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
>                   U.S.A.
>E-mail:           martha.payne at orau.org
>Web Site: http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10040
>Program URL: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/2010pages/scholarship.html
>Tel:              865-576-8233
>Fax:
>Deadline Ind:     Receipt
>Deadline Open:    No
>                   *See Restrictions for further information.
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>DEADLINE NOTE
>Electronic applications must be submitted by January 5, 2010.
>Transcripts and references must be submitted by January 11, 2010.
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>Award Type(s):    Student Scholarship
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>Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
>                   U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)
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>Locations Tenable:    U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)
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>Appl Type(s):     Undergraduate Student
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>Target Group(s):  NONE
>Funding Limit:    $0   SEEBELOW
>Duration:         2 YEAR(s)
>Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
>Cost Sharing:     No
>Sponsor Type:     Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.
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>Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS
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>CFDA#:
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>OBJECTIVES:
>  The DHS Scholarship Program is intended for students interested in
>pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be
>applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to
>ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community
>to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Eligible students must be
>studying in a homeland security related science, technology,
>engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) field with an interest, major,
>or concentration directly related to one of the homeland security
>research areas listed below: Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization;
>Biological Threats and Countermeasures; Border Security; Chemical
>Threats and Countermeasures; Communications and Interoperability;
>Community, Commerce and Infrastructure Resilience; Emergency
>Preparedness and Response; Explosives Detection, Mitigation and
>Response; Food and Agriculture Security; Human Factors; Immigration
>Studies; Infrastructure Protection; Maritime and Port Security;
>Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies; Risk, Economics,
>and Decision Sciences; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and
>Transportation Security.
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>ELIGIBILITY
>  Applicants must be a U.S. citizen as of the application deadline,
>and have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.30 or higher on a 4.00
>scale, averaged over all U.S. institutions attended, including fall
>2009 grades if enrolled during that term. Applicants must be majoring
>in a homeland security science, technology, engineering or mathematics
>(HS-STEM) field which is a STEM field with coursework and/or research
>relevant to a homeland security research area. Scholarships are
>intended for support during applicants' junior and senior years.
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>FUNDING
>  Appointments are for two years, beginning fall 2010. A 10-week,
>continuous, off-campus research internship at DHS or a DHS-affiliated
>facility will be required during the summer between your first and
>second year appointments. Internship placement will be coordinated
>through this program. A one-year, full-time service requirement in a
>relevant HS-STEM field will be required.  Awardees will receive
>$1,000/month for 9 months during the academic year; $5,000 for the
>10-week summer internship; Full tuition and mandatory, nonrefundable
>fees paid.  (kww)
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>KEYWORDS:         Agriculture
>                   Humanities, General/Other
>                   BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES
>                   Disasters
>                   Communications
>                   Economics
>                   Risk Factors/Analysis
>                   Decision Sciences
>                   Psychology
>                   Transportation
>                   ENGINEERING
>                   Human Factors in Engineering
>                   Commerce
>                   Life Sciences
>                   Computer Science
>                   Data Analysis
>                   Information Science/Systems
>                   Mathematics
>                   Physical Sciences
>                   Technology
>                   Biological/Chemical Warfare
>                   Emergency Preparedness
>                   Explosions and Explosives
>                   Visualization
>                   Homeland Security
>                   Immigration
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