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Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship |
Department: |
Other |
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Class Level: |
undergraduate |
| Deadline:
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January 7 |
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Amount: |
Full tuition and mandatory, nonrefundable fees paid. $1,000/month stipend for 9 months during the academic year; $5,000 stipend for the 10-week summer internship. |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
You must be a U.S. citizen as of the application deadline. If you have earned a bachelor’s degree as of the application deadline, you are ineligible. You must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.30 or higher on a 4.00 scale, averaged over all U.S. institutions attended, including fall 2007 grades if enrolled during that term. You must be majoring in a homeland security science, technology, engineering or mathematics (HS-STEM) field with interest in a homeland security research area. (See Research Areas List online.) If you have been attending college full-time, you must be in your second year of college attendance as of the application deadline. If you have attended college on a part-time basis, or a combination of part-time and full-time, since completing high school, you must have completed a total of at least 45 but no more than 60 semester hours (60 to 75 quarter hours) as of the application deadline. If you have any commitments such as active military service, a co-op program, or study abroad that would prevent you from attending school full-time, attending the fall 2008 orientation meeting and participating full-time in a 10-week internship during the summer of 2009, or accepting an employment offer following receipt of your degree, you are ineligible. |
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Application Procedure: |
To begin an application you must respond to a list of questions that will help you determine your eligibility to apply to the DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program. You must answer all questions in the order they appear to get access to an application. There are several opportunities in the questionnaire for you to e-mail us if your answers to the questions do not result in access to an application. Use the "begin scholarship application" link on the (DHS Undergraduate Scholarship website) to begin your application. |
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Contact: |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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