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Nationally Competitive Fellowship - Dept. of Homeland Security Undergrad. Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships (Scholarship Program)

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  • Program Terms:  
  • Restrictions: UMKC applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Program Description:
This scholarship program is not run through the International Academic Programs office at UMKC. Therefore the APPLY NOW button has been removed. If you wish to apply to this scholarship program, please see information below.  If you would like to consult with a Fellowships Advisor, please click request info above.

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 diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve 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.

Eligibility:
  • Must be a U.S. citizen as of the application deadline.
  • Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA from the institution granting your bachelor's degree of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including current fall grades if enrolled during that term.
  • If you are at least a college senior as of the application deadline, and you will graduate prior to the program starting each fall, you are eligible.
  • Have previously earned a bachelor's degree but are not currently enrolled, and have completed no more than two graduate courses since completion of a bachelor's degree.
  • You must be pursuing a doctoral or master's degree with a thesis requirement in the physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, or engineering.
  • If you are enrolled in the first year of a master's program as of the application deadline, you are not eligible to apply unless you will begin a PhD program in fall.

For more information, deadlines and application, please visit http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/

Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.

This program is currently not accepting applications.