University of Washington-Seattle Campus (out-of-state)

Award Amount: full tuition, $25,000 - $38,000 stipend, internships, health insurance, books, post-grad employment Description: The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and guaranteed civilian employment with the Department of Defense (DoD) upon degree completion. Applicants MUST be pursuing a technical degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines listed below. Technical degrees include programs specializing in science, mathematics, and engineering (as listed in the 21 approved disciplines). Non-technical degrees include management, arts, or humanities degrees that are not approved or funded by SMART. Students pursuing technical degrees related to the following are encouraged to apply: -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 -Industrial and Systems Engineering -Information Sciences -Materials Science and Engineering -Mathematics -Mechanical Engineering -Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering -Nuclear Engineering -Oceanography -Operations Research Physics The DoD is also interested in supporting the education of future scientists and engineers in a number of interdisciplinary, military technology areas that overlap the disciplines listed above. Applicants interested in studying in one of the interdisciplinary areas should apply under the disciplines listed above and then indicate their specific areas of interest on their application. Eligibility - All awardees must be: -a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom at time of application, -18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2023 -requesting at least 1 year of degree funding prior to graduation (which starts at the program start date), able to complete at least one summer internship (multi-year scholars only) willing to accept post-graduation employment with the DoD, a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, pursuing a technical undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines listed below, able to produce a fall quarter college transcript from a regionally accredited US college or university, OR be pursuing a graduate degree at a regionally accredited US college or university.