- Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) – Internships & Fellowships — the Army Educational Outreach Program offers our nation’s youth and teachers opportunities for meaningful, real-world STEM experiences, competitions and paid internships alongside U.S. Army researchers and Primary Investigators, with the goal of creating a highly competent STEM talent pool to strengthen the U.S. Army, DoD, and the Nation’s workforce. AEOP interns (high school, undergraduate) and AEOP fellows (graduate, post-doctoral) conduct real-world, Army-sponsored research alongside scientists and engineers in world-class facilities. https://www.usaeop.com/type/internships-fellowships/
- The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program is designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals and security managers to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission for federal, state, local and tribal governments. This program provides scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education. In return for their scholarships, recipients must work for the U.S. government after graduation in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service
- The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program is a highly competitive, portable fellowship that is awarded to U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of fifteen supported disciplines. The NDSEG Fellowship Program confers high honors upon its recipients who choose the U.S. institution they wish to attend. NDSEG Fellowship Program lasts three years, pays full tuition and all mandatory fees, a monthly stipend, and up to $1,600 USD a year in medical insurance (dental and vision insurances are not included). https://ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/About/
- The DOD HBCU/MI Summer Research Program provides a bridge between the classroom and real-world experiences and aims to increase the number of minority scientists and engineers throughout DOD. The initiative encourages students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, guides them toward advanced studies, and prepares them for careers in science and engineering fields important to the defense mission. Students, both undergraduate and graduate, will participate in the program for 11 weeks and will be placed in DOD facilities across the nation. Students conduct research relevant to the defense mission under the supervision of DOD scientists and engineers. Homepage – DoD HBCU/MI Summer Research Internship Program
- The DoD SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is a unique opportunity for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students to advance their education and jumpstart their careers. SMART provides merit-based scholarships to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees. SMART scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and after graduation, civilian employment with the Department of Defense. Applications are open annually from August 1 to the first Friday in December. https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en
