The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realizes that the country’s strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures and other DHS objectives. The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship 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 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
- Transportation Security
For more information about the 17 research areas, the eight competition cycles, and laboratories and research centers please visit: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/.
If you would like to apply, please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) or (487-2875)