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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 scholarshipScholarship-for-Service programProgram is a [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DoD) workforce development program created to address the growing gap between America and the rest of the world in the [[STEM fields|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 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]].
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== Requirements ==
The program is open to current and prospective students, including current DoD employees who meet the following requirements:
* U.S. citizen (exceptions include: UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada)
* U.S. citizen
* Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
* Pursuing a degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines
* WillingAble to participate in summer internships
* WillingAble to accept post-graduation employment within the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]]
* Able to attainobtain and maintain a [[Security clearance|SECRET clearance]]
 
''While these are the minimum requirements, the average GPA is well over 3.0, with the current 20092017 cohort year averaging 3.737 on a 4.0 scale.''<ref>{{citation|title=TheSmartForum.org|date=2009-11-27| url=http://thesmartforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3}}</ref>
 
== Benefits ==
Students who are accepted receive the following benefits:
* Full tuition at any accredited college or university within the U.S.
* AnnualCash cashawards awardpaid paymentsat a rate of $25,000 (Undergraduate) – $4138,000 (Doctorate)per year depending on prior educational experience
* Health insurance reimbursementallowance (withof some$1,200 restrictions)per academic year
* Book allowance of $1,000 per academic year
* Mentoring by a [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] sponsoring facility
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==External links==
*[http://smartwww.aseesmartscholarship.org/ SMART official scholarship page]
*[http://www.ndep.us/ProgSMART.aspx SMART section on NDEP website]
*[http://www.thesmartforum.org The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum]
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