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Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service

National Defense Education Program
Deadline Soon

About the Scholarship

Opens: 8/1/2025
Closes: 12/5/2025

The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service provides scholarship experience to undergraduate and graduate students in designated STEM disciplines that are of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Resident of the U.S., Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
  • Undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student
  • Seeking a bachelor's, graduate degree, or Ph.D
  • Studying aeronautical and astronautical engineering; biosciences; biomedical engineering; chemical engineering; chemistry; civil engineering; cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences; computer and computational sciences and computer engineering; electrical engineering; environmental sciences; geosciences, including terrain, water, and air; industrial and systems engineering (technical tracks only); information sciences; materials science and engineering; mathematics; mechanical engineering; naval architecture and ocean engineering; nuclear engineering, oceanography; operations research (technical tracks only); or physics
  • Fulltime student
  • Attend a college or university in the U.S.
  • Citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom
  • Aged 18 or older
  • Complete summer internships for awards and commit to a onefor-one post-graduation service as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree, PhD
    Current Grade
    College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate, Graduate Student, Doctoral Candidate
    Minimum Age
    18
    Location
    • Country: AU, CA, NZ, US
    Intended Area of Study
    Behavioral Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology and Earth Science, Aeronautical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Systems Engineering, Environmental Science, Geospatial Information Technology, Materials Science, Mathematics, Naval Architecture, Operations Research, Physics
    Minimum GPA
    3
    Citizenship Status
    U.S. Citizen, Canadian Citizen
    Situation
    Internship

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