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The '''Science, Mathematics, And Research For Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Program''' was tested as a program in 2005 under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. SMART was fully established by the [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for fiscal year 2006, and was assigned to the [[Naval_Postgraduate_School|Navy Postgraduate School]] [[Naval_Postgraduate_School|(NPS)]] as the managing agency in late 2005-early 2006.▼
'''About the SMART Program'''<br />
▲The Science, Mathematics, And Research For Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Program was tested as a program in 2005 under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. SMART was fully established by the [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for fiscal year 2006, and was assigned to the [[Naval_Postgraduate_School|Navy Postgraduate School]] [[Naval_Postgraduate_School|(NPS)]] as the managing agency in late 2005-early 2006.
 
The SMART scholarship program is a [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] ([[United States Department of Defense|DoD]]) workforce development program created to address the growing gap between America and the rest of the world in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. SMART facilitates this goal by recruiting and retaining some of the best and brightest STEM candidates in the nation.
 
SMART is a [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] civilian scholarship-for-service program which is a part of the National Defense Education Program (NDEP). Like other NDEP programs, SMART is funded through the [[Secretary of Defense|Office of the Secretary of Defense]].
== Requirements ==
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'''The program is open to current and prospective students, including current DoD employees who meet the following requirements:'''
<br />-* U.S. citizen
<br />-* Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
<br />-* Pursuing a degree in on the the STEM disciplines
<br />-* Able to participate in paid summer internships
<br />-* Willing to accept post-graduation employment withingwithin the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]]
<br />-* Able to attain a [[Security_clearance|SECRET clearance]]
 
''While these are the minimum requirements, the average GPA is well over 3.0, with the current 2009 cohort year averaging 3.73 on a 4.0 scale.''{{Fact}}
== Benefits ==
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'''Students who are accepted receive the following benefits:'''
<br />-* Full tuition at any accredited college or university within the U.S.
<br />-* Annual living allowance of $25,000-41000–41,000
<br />-* Paid summer internship
<br />-* Health insurance stipend
<br />-* Book allowance of $1,000 per academic year
<br />-* Mentoring by a [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] sponsoring facility
<br />-* Post-graduation employment placement within the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]]
 
Students are required to pay back the scholarship by working with the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] in a 1-1 year ratio. This work is a paid position within a specific [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] agency.
 
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== History ==
'''Growth of the SMART Program'''<br />
Since SMART was officially established in 2006, the program has grown each year. Below are the combined numbers of students awarded scholarships as well as the funding history.
{| class="wikitable"
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| 2006
| 32
| $8.1M1 million
|-
| 2007
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| $34.0M
|}
 
 
==External links==
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