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2. SMART is a civilian scholarship for service program offered by the Defense Department to fill critical workforce requirements by helping to educate the S
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1. Must be a U.S. Citizen, 18 or olderMust be a U.S. Citizen, 18 or older
2. 2 SMART is a civilian scholarship for service program offered by the Defense Department to fill critical workforce requirements by helping to educate the S&T leaders of the future
Students must be U.S. citizens or nationals in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field, pursuing AA, BS, MS, or Ph.D.
Highly competitive selection process
Full salary, benefits, tuition, books, etc., while in school
One-to-one obligated service at a DoD lab upon completion
Apply on line by December 14, 2007
3. 3 Why SMART?
Rebuilding the S&T Workforce
The Educational Deal of a Lifetime
What Students Get from Getting SMART
How SMART Works
Internships, Mentors, and Obligated Service
Eligibility Requirements and Disciplines Funded
Applying
SMART Facts and for More Information
4. 4 Why SMART?
The United States Department of Defense (DoD)
directly employs approximately 700,000 civilians
200,000+ are highly educated, skilled technical personnel in
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
fields
This workforce is aging; more than 30% will be eligible for
retirement within 5 years
DoD needs to 30,000+ new S&T employees in the next 10 years
SMART is a civilian scholarship for service program offered by the DoD to fill this critical workforce requirement by helping to educate the S&T leaders of the future Introduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program ManagerIntroduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program Manager
5. 5 Rebuilding the DoD S&T Workforce Proposed to Congress by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
* 2005 - Pilot program conducted
* 2006 - Program made permanent
SMART is a special program with special authority codified by law
Managed by the Naval Postgraduate School
6. 6 The Educational Deal of a Lifetime
Full tuition and related educational fees at any accredited U.S. college or university
Full-time salary while in school
(Amount ranges from 23K - 40K depending on degree level and locality)
Health insurance and book allowance
Paid summer internships at DoD laboratories
Degrees awarded: AA, BS, MS, and Ph.D.
Introduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program ManagerIntroduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program Manager
7. 7 What students get from getting SMART Opportunity to graduate from college with little or no educational debt
Full federal government employee benefits, including health, retirement, vacation, etc.
Competitive post-graduation starting salaries ranging from
$35K-$110K depending on degree level and prior experience
Opportunity to work in one-of-a-kind research facilities with world class science and engineering professionals including Nobel Laureates
Exciting careers in advance technology
Unique opportunity to contribute to their country
Introduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program ManagerIntroduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program Manager
8. 8 How SMART Works Students apply and are accepted to an accredited U.S. college or university
Students apply separately to SMART at www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/
Applicants are evaluated against a highly competitive applicant pool
(In 2007, 106 awards were made for 1500+ applicants)
Students are selected by, and matched to, DoD laboratories and intelligence agencies at the time of award
During award period, students are hired by NPS and receive salary, health and other employment benefits
Students serve as summer interns at assigned DoD laboratory
After degree completion, student begins full-time work to fulfill employment commitment
9. 9 Internships and Mentors Internships
Students are typically required to complete an on-site internship at a DoD laboratory for a minimum of 10 weeks per year
SMART pays for travel costs and basic living expenses
DoD Mentors
A DoD mentor is assigned to each student to help the student become more familiar with the laboratory and to coordinate internships
Your DoD mentor may be able to help with certain aspects of your academic career such as selection of electives
10. 10 Obligated Service When accepting a SMART scholarship you must sign an obligated service agreement
Agreement requires a 1:1 DoD civilian employment commitment
(e.g. for 3 years of academic funding, you are required to work for DoD for 3 years)
Agreement has a 鍍racking clause requiring you agree to complete surveys about your employment status for up to 10 years after graduation
11. 11 Eligibility Requirements All awardees must be:
U.S. citizen or U.S. National w/ability to hold security clearance
18 years of age or older as of 1 August 2008
Able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories
Interest in working for the DoD after graduation
Minimum GPA of 3.0 (3.6+ generally needed to be competitive)
Pursuing a degree in a STEM discipline
Demonstrated interest in research
Additionally:
Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled
Graduate applicants must have take the GRE within 5 years of application deadline
SMART is also open to existing DoD employees
retention and workforce improvement
12. 12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)Disciplines Funded Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Biosciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Cognitive, Neural, and
Behavioral Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Geosciences
Information Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Oceanography
Operations Research
Physics
13. 13 How and When to Apply
1. Apply On-Line
www.asee.org/fellowships/smart
2. Start Early!
It takes time to obtain good letters of recommendation.
3. Apply NOW!
Application closes December 14, 2007
14. 14 How applicants are evaluated Application Materials Considered
Grades and GRE Scores (official transcripts and GRE scores are required)
Research
CV
Recommendations
Essays
Suggested Pre-Application Efforts
Students should learn about and contact the various DoD labs (see website for contact information).
The Essay is Critical
Take time to demonstrate you know what the labs do and have thought about which ones you would like to work for. The essay must address why you want to work for the DoD.
15. 15 How Penn State Can Contribute Build Relationships with Area DoD Labs
Many area labs
* Air Force (Wright-Patterson, Rome, )
* Navy (NAVSEA-Philly, NAWC Crane, )
* Army (Aberdeen, Ft. Detrick, )
* Agencies (NSA, DIA, DTRA, )
Penn State Faculty and DoD researchers can work together on research and workforce issues
16. 16 SMART Selection Timeline August 15, 2007 - December 14, 2007
Applications accepted
January 25 & 26, 2008
Applications evaluated and ranked (not selected) by panel of subject matter experts (approx. 50% from academia and 50% from DoD)
We would like to include Penn State faculty on this panel. Great opportunity to interact with members of the DoD S&T research community.
March 31, 2008
Award letters sent to students
July 29 & 30, 2008
Annual participant orientation workshop in Monterey, CA
17. 17 SMART Facts
106 awards made in 2007
Significant increases this year ~ 150
Over $250M in awards planned for the next 5 years
Students placed in DoD service laboratories, NSA, DIA, DARPA, NGA, DISA
Most awards made to students pursuing MS and Ph.D.痴
Dual degrees (BS/MS or MS/Ph.D.) funded
Projected increase in B.S. awards in 2008
18. 18 Summary
SMART is a great way to pay for your education
Get SMART, Get Paid, Get Ahead!
For More Information
www.asee.org/fellowships/smart Introduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program ManagerIntroduce LCDR Lynn O誰eil and Deborah Shifflet, SMART Program Manager
19. 19 FY06 SMART COHORT
20. 20 SMART Comments?
Questions?
WE ARE
21. 21 SMART Awardees Alabama A&M Philip Land Physics MS
Courtney Boykin Physics Ph.D.
American University Angela Gray Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
Arizona State Christine Covas Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
Auburn University Abby Anderson Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Boston University James Wright Chemistry Ph.D.
Brigham Young University Christopher Erickson Physics Ph.D.
Brown University Jean Vettel Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
Bucknell University Robert Bathmann Computer Sci. BS
22. 22 SMART Awardees Clark Atlanta University Marquita Priester Computer Sci. BS/MS
Clemson University Kristen Moore Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
Adam Schriber Electrical Eng. Ph.D.
College of William & Mary Tanner Crowder Mathematics BS
Jennifer Sievic Op. Research MS
Colorado State Dylan George Biosciences Ph.D.
Cornell University Justin Fike Mechanical Eng. BS
Drexel University Robert Wihelm Mechanical Eng. BS
Bob Roberson Electrical Eng. BS
Corey Dawson Mechanical Eng. BS/MS
23. 23 SMART Awardees Florida Institute of Tech. Jocelyn Sielski Aero/Astro BS
George Mason Univ. Jason Wong Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
Georgia Tech. Kevin Flaherty Aero./Astro. Eng. MS Lonnie Parker Electrical Eng. Ph.D.
Jessica Goldstayn Mechanical Eng. BS
Daniel Bishop Electrical Eng. Ph.D.
Hampton University Hamani Wilson Oceanography BS
Keck Graduate Inst. Christopher Warner Biosciences MS/Ph.D.
Peter Vandventer Biosciences Ph.D.
Loyal Marymount Brian Orr Computer Sci. MS
24. 24 SMART Awardees MIT Matthew Greytak Naval Arch./
Ocean Eng. Ph.D.
Michigan Tech. Matthew Swanson Materials Sci. MS/Ph.D.
Daniel Freeman Physics BS
Mississippi State Mark Littlejohn Mechanical Eng. BS
Jackson Rice Op. Research MS
New Mexico Inst.
of Mining and Tech. Jaron Andrews Geosciences MS
North Carolina State Heather Wilson Mathematics Ph.D.
Michael Roman Physics Ph.D.
25. 25 SMART Awardees
Ohio State Univ. Brian Shannahan Computer Sci. Ph.D.
James Hamil Electrical Eng. Ph.D.
Tony Homan Electrical Eng. MS/Ph.D.
Oregon State Univ. Jeb Eberly Biosciences Ph.D.
Penn State Jennifer Diver Elect. Eng. BS
Jason Ostanek Mechanical Eng. Ph.D.
Purdue John Blood Materials Sci. Ph.D.
Andrew Schlueter Aero/Astro Eng. MS/Ph.D.
26. 26 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Alex Grintstag Behav. Sci. BS
Rochester Inst. of Tech. Luke Bissell Physics Ph.D.
Steven Fastow Computer Sci. BS
Jay Snell Computer Sci. MS
Mayer Landau Physics Ph.D.
San Diego State Univ. Dennis Gonzalez Elect. Eng. BS
Scripps Institute Tayler Helble Oceanography Ph.D
Smith College Teresa Berra Elect. Eng. BS
Southern Polytech. Fairul Mohd-Zaid Mathematics BS
Stanford Steve Bachmeier Mechanical Eng. MS
Eric Clifft Op. Research MS
Syracuse Tony Lee Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Ryan Luley Computer Sci. MS
SMART Awardees
27. 27 Texas A&M John Garrison Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Wesam Sakla Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Natasha Lagoudas Aero/Astro BS
Brien Flewelling Aero/Astro Ph.D.
Daniel Felps Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Univ. of Arizona Grace Shih Materials Sci. Ph.D
Univ. of Akron David Maciupa Elect. Eng. BS
UC Berkeley Steven Huston Elect. Eng. MS
UC Davis Mark Gondree Computer Sci. Ph.D.
SMART Awardees
28. 28 SMART Awardees
UC San Diego Nathan Farrington Computer Sci. MS
Jerry Fu Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Deborah Goshorn Mathematics Ph.D.
Anton Yen Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Frederick Birchmore Computer Sci. MS
Joanna Ptasinski Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
UC Santa Barbara Ted Huffmire Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Kathryn Taylor Chemistry Ph.D.
Univ. of Central Florida Rachel Morgan Biosciences Ph.D.
Karen Cooper Behav. Sci. Ph.D. Curits Conkey Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Univ. of Colorado Benjamin Haugen Geosciences BS
Univ. of Connecticut Donald Telesca Physics Ph.D.
Univ. of Dayton Paul Kennedy Aero/Astro MS
29. 29 SMART Awardees Univ. of El Paso Cleat Zeiler Geosciences Ph.D.
University of Florida William Roberts Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Alex Phipps Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Tyler Hesser Oceanography Ph.D.
Deon Burchett Op. Research Ph.D.
University of Georgia Juliet Okoroh Biosciences BS
Univ. of Huston Stephen Huff Biosciences Ph.D.
David Gerber Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Univ. of Illinois Alfred Baca Chemistry Ph.D.
Brandon Howe Materials Sci. Ph.D.
Georgette Hlepas Civil Eng. Ph.D.
30. 30 SMART Awardees
Univ. of Kansas James Jenshak Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Univ. of New Mexico Benjamin Pulford Physics Ph.D.
Sunny Fugate Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Reed Weber Physics Ph.D.
Vanessa Frangos Biosciences BS
Univ. of Maryland Olukayode Okusaga Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Karl Obermyere Elect. Eng. Ph.D
Nathan Goergen Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Daphne Fuentevilla Chem. Eng. Ph.D.
31. 31 SMART Awardees
University of Miami Angel Flores Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
University of Michigan Johathan Miller Materials Sci. Ph.D.
University of Minnesota Randall Plate Elect. Eng. MS
Pedro Forero Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Kelly Kyro Chemistry Ph.D.
32. 32 SMART Awardees University of Missouri John Koch Biosciences BA
University of Pennsylvania Keith Pifko Computer Sci. MS
Univ. of Southern California Daniel Sweet Computer Sci. BS
Daniel Goldberg Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Basil Etefia Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
University of Texas Keith Whitaker Behav. Sci. MA
Melissa Rura Information Sci. Ph.D.
Tuffs University Michael Brown Chem. Eng. BS
33. 33 SMART Awardees
Univ. of Utah Matt Berger Computer Sci. Ph.D.
Jacob Grosek Physics BS
Univ. of Virginia Joshua Poulin Elect. Eng. MS
Elssa Bumiller Materials Sci. Ph.D.
Univ. of Washington Jeremy Bagley Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Univ. of West Georgia Ashley Manning Geosciences BS/MS
Univ. of Wyoming Jason Shankle Elect. Eng. BS/MS
Utah State University Rebecca Anderson Mathematics BS
Vanderbilt University Jeff Pierce Aero/Astro Ph.D.
34. 34 SMART Awardees Virginia Tech. Christopher Emory Aero/Astro Ph.D.
Matthew Bays Mechanical Eng. Ph.D.
Jacob Dodson Mechanical Eng. Ph.D.
Robert Cole Naval Arch/
Ocean Eng. MS
Washington Univ. Alfred Yu Behav. Sci. Ph.D.
West Virginia Univ. Frederick Cutant Aero/Astro BS
Wright State Univ. John Camp Computer Sci. Ph.D.
35. 35 SMART Awardees
Univ. of Washington Colin Reinhardt Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Anirudah Siripuram Elect. Eng. Ph.D.
Univ. of Wisconsin Arnold Kiefer Materials Sci. Ph.D.
Jaime Menoyo Mathematics Ph.D.