DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program
2009 Competition Guidelines and Materials
DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program
2009 Competition Guidelines and Materials
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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 highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Eligible students must be studying in a homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) field with an interest, major, or concentration directly related to one of the homeland security research areas listed below:
The DHS Scholars and Fellows are supported by the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Office of University Programs. Read more on the DHS Science and Technology enterprise, research at DHS, and the Office of University Programs. This information will be useful in completing your application.
The S&T Directorate is the primary research and development arm of DHS. The Directorate organizes the vast scientific and technological resources of the United States to prevent or mitigate the effects of catastrophic terrorism against the United States or its allies. Before completing your application, read more on the S&T Divisions and the 16 research areas above. S&T Directorate investments are tied directly to technology gaps identified by its customers. Closing these technology gaps will require an investment in scientific research and development activities to address these High Priority Technology Needs.
There have been six competition cycles for this program, and the following table provides information on the number of applications received in the most recent cycle and on current DHS Scholars and Fellows.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHS Research Areas | Applications | Awards | Applications | Awards |
| Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Biological Threats and Countermeasures | 8 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Border Security | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Chemical Threats and Countermeasures | 5 | 8 | ||
| Communications and Interoperability | 2 | 4 | ||
| Emergency Preparedness and Response | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Food and Agriculture Security | 1 | 0 | ||
| Human Factors Aspects of Technology | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Immigration Studies | 1 | 0 | ||
| Infrastructure Protection | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Maritime and Port Security | 0 | 3 | ||
| Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Risk and Decision Sciences | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences | 15 | 2 | 24 | 9 |
| Transportation Security | 0 | 3 | ||
| Grand Total | 52 | 8 | 105 | 17 |