DHS Education Programs
University Programs supports several education programs to develop the scientific and technical leadership needed for the Nation's future security. Through scholarships, fellowships, and other initiatives, the office is sponsoring high performers at all degree levels.
The Scholarship and Fellowship Program provides individual scholarships and fellowships to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in homeland security-focused courses of study.
The Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate juniors and seniors the opportunity to work with homeland security professionals and researchers during the summer.
The Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (HS-STEM) Career Development Grants Program provides institutional grants to colleges and universities to award scholarships and fellowships to students in HS-STEM disciplines.Recipients of the scholarships and fellowships must major in a STEM discipline or either minor in an HS-STEM research area, receive a certificate in an HS-STEM research area or declare their concentration in an HS-STEM research area from their home institution. Research areas eligible for support include:
1. Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization
2. Biological Threats & Countermeasures
3. Border Security
4. Chemical Threats and Countermeasures
5. Communications and Interoperability
6. Community, Commerce and Infrastructure Resilience
7. Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response
8. Emergency Preparedness and Response
9. Food and Agriculture Security
10. Human Factors
11. Immigration Studies
12. Infrastructure Protection
13. Maritime and Port Security
14. Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies
15. Risk, Economics, and Decision Sciences
16. Social and Behavioral Sciences
17. Transportation Security
Since the HS-STEM program was established in 2007, 42 Career Development (institutional) Grants have been awarded to 30 universities. For more information on past recipients, click here.