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