Department of Homeland Security Fellowship
The Department of Homeland Security Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community achieves the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study that are eligible include physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, and engineering. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen as of the late January application deadline with a 3.3 or higher GPA. Fellows receive a $2,300-per-month stipend for 12 months. Appointments are for up to three years, given satisfactory academic progress and availability of funding.
A 10-week, continuous, off-campus research internship at a DHS-designated facility will be required during the summer between your first- and second-year appointments. You must be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university located in the United States during your appointment. While there is no guarantee of employment, you must indicate a willingness to accept, after graduation, competitive employment offers from DHS, state and local security offices, DHS-affiliated federal laboratories, or DHS-related university faculty or research staff positions. The DHS award or the internship component of a DHS award may not be deferred. If you accept a DHS Fellowship, you cannot accept any other fellowships, grants, or loans while on your DHS appointment except educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Further information and the online application are available at www.orau.gov/dhsed/. Applications are due online by January 2008 or earlier. Check the website for details.