DHS Career Development Grant
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is currently accepting proposals for grants that will provide scholarships or fellowships to undergraduate and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students that are planning on pursuing careers in homeland security related fields. These students must either be majoring in a STEM field, or be receiving a minor or certificate in a homeland security STEM area of study.
Students that may be funded through this grant must focus their research on one following areas: “1. Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response; 2. Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; 3. Risk and Decision Sciences; 4. Human Factors Aspects of Technology; 5. Chemical Threats and Countermeasures; 6. Biological Threats and Countermeasures; 7. Food and Agriculture Security; 8. Transportation Security; 9. Border Security; 10. Immigration Studies; 11. Maritime and Port Security; 12. Infrastructure Protection; 13. Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies; 14. Emergency Preparedness and Response; 15. Communications and Interoperability; 16. Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization.”
The deadline for proposals is May 16, 2008. For more information on this grant, including further application information and details on eligibility, click here.