Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship

Website

https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart

Award Details

The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for STEM students. SMART offers scholarships for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students pursuing a STEM degree. Scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense after graduation. Applications are open annually from August 1-December 1.

 

For each year of funding that students receive, they are obligated to work for the Department of Defense for that same period of time after graduation.

 

Eligibility

All applicants must be:

  • a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom at time of application,
  • 18 years of age or older as of when funding starts 
  • requesting at least 1 year of degree funding prior to graduation (which starts at the program start date),
  • able to complete at least one summer internship (multi-year scholars only)
  • willing to accept post-graduation employment with the DoD,
  • a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale,
  • pursuing a technical undergraduate or graduate STEM degree

Application Timeline

The SMART application is open August through December of every year, with award decisions being announced the following spring and funding beginning the following fall. 

Mines Contact

Ashley Weibel

Assistant Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships

ashley.weibel@mines.edu

DOD SMART Recipients

Year

Name

Discipline

Degree Level
2025 Sabrina Wood Chemical Engineering B.S.
2025 Kadyn Tucker Mechanical Engineering PhD
2025 Gunnar Bozentko Mathematics B.S./M.S.
2025 Ryan Hartzell Computer Science and Engineering PhD
2025 Jamie Carvalho Mechanical Engineering B.S.
2025  Tiki Gonzalez Data Science and Analytics M.S.
2024 Carter Gonzalez Environmental Engineering B.S./M.S.
2023 Enzo Molina Geosciences PhD
2023 Kaelyn White Mechanical Engineering B.S.
2023 Theodore Fabian Mechanical Engineering M.S.
2022 Jacob Watters Computer Science and Engineering M.S.
2022 Anastasia Home Mathematics B.S.
2021 Joseph Peak Computer Science and Engineering M.S.
2021 Isaac Chase Mechanical Engineering B.S.
2020 Jessica Graham Mathematics B.S.

 

Prior to 2020, Mines has had 16 DOD SMART recipients since 2009.

Carter Gonzalez, 2024 DOD SMART Recipient