Part of the $70 million allocated to the Office of University
Programs of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science
and Technology division in the Department of Homeland
Security appropriations bill will go toward the Homeland
Security Scholars and Fellows Program, which provides
scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing
degrees including physical, biological, social and behavioral
sciences.
The program covers tuition and fees for undergrads in
addition to a $1,000/month stipend for nine months,
extendable to two years (graduate fellows get $2,300/month
for one year and can extend to three years). After graduation,
students are encouraged to consider employment offers from
DHS, state and local operational offices, or laboratories,
universities or other affiliated facilities. To find out
more about this program, see the DHS, Office of University
Programs Fact Sheet