DHS Education and Research Funding Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the following opportunities for summer and fall 2009:

HS Scholarship and Fellowship Program

  • Undergraduate and graduate students
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Funding available for Fall 2009
  • Full tuition and monthly stipends
  • Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence
  • Application Deadline: January 6, 2009


DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program

  • Undergraduate students
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Funding available for Summer 2009
  • 10-week summer research experiences at federal research facilities
  • $500 weekly stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location
  • Application Deadline: January 5, 2009


DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions

  • Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Funding available for Summer 2009
  • 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence
  • Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students
  • Application Deadline: February 3, 2009


Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.

For more information, visit http://www.orau.gov/dhseducationprograms