Funding-U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship Program; January 5, 2011

Supporting students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the security mission of DHS. 

§ Undergraduate students

§ U.S. citizenship required

§ Funding available for fall 2011

§ Full tuition and monthly stipends

§ Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence

§ Application Deadline: January 5, 2011

The DHS research areas are:

1. Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization
2. Biological Threats and Countermeasures
3. Border Security
4. Chemical Threats and Countermeasures
5. Communications and Interoperability
6. Community, Commerce and Infrastructure Resilience
7. Emergency Preparedness and Response
8. Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response
9. Food and Agriculture Security
10. Human Factors
11. Immigration Studies
12. Infrastructure Protection
13. Maritime and Port Security
14. Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies
15. Risk, Economics, and Decision Sciences
16. Social and Behavioral Sciences
17. Transportation Security

Complete information is available online at http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/.  Questions regarding the DHS Scholarship Program can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.