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2008 Competition Guidelines

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The following information is posted for information purposes only. It reflects the program benefits and conditions for the previous competition cycle. Updated information for the upcoming competition cycle will be posted at this same web address in the fall.

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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 in one of the homeland security research areas listed below:

  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 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 and research at DHS. 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.

There have been five competition cycles for this program, and the following table provides information on the number of applications received and new awards in the most recent cycle.

2007 DHS Applications and Awards


 Undergraduate Graduate
Disciplinary Panels Applications Awards Applications Awards
Engineering 67 5 163 2
Life Sciences 43 2 22 1
Physical Sciences, Math, Computer & Information Sciences 58 3 82 2
Social Sciences 94 5 80 8
Grand Total 262 15 347 13