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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: Brima Wurie
<wurie@MIT.EDU><br>
Subject: SMART Scholarship Opportunity - 2009-2010</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:26
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"> ASEE is
pleased to announce the opening of the 2009-2010 application for the
Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense
Scholarship for Service Program (<b>SMART</b>). The SMART
Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to
support the education and recruitment of undergraduate and graduate
students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
fields. </font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"> Full
tuition, education fees, stipends, paid internships, and career
opportunities are provided for students awarded this scholarship.
The application closes on<b> December 15,
2009</b>. </font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica" size="+2"><b>About
SMART</b></font></blockquote>
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size="+1"><b><br></b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>SMART Scholarships are offered to
undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students who have demonstrated
ability and special aptitude for training and education in STEM
fields. </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica">The SMART
Scholarship is awarded to applicants who are pursuing a degree in, or
closely related to, one of the following
disciplines:</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Biosciences</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Chemical Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Chemistry</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Civil Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral
Sciences</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Computer and Computational
Sciences</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Electrical Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Geosciences</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Information Sciences</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Materials Science and
Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Mathematics</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Mechanical Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Nuclear Engineering</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Oceanography</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Operations Research</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Physics</font></blockquote>
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face="Helvetica"><b> </b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"><b>SMART Scholars
Receive:</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Full tuition and related education
fees.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Health insurance benefits.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Paid summer internships.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Helvetica"> Career opportunities after
graduation.</font></blockquote>
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size="+1"><b> </b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Helvetica"><b>Eligibility</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"><b>The SMART
Scholarship for Service Program is open only to citizens of the United
States</b>. Persons who hold permanent resident status are not
eligible. Proof of citizenship will be required.
Applicants for undergraduate awards must be already enrolled in
a U.S. college or university. Awardees must be eligible to
receive and hold a security clearance. </font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"><b>SMART
Employment Opportunities</b></font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica">Upon graduation,
SMART award recipients are placed in civilian jobs in DoD laboratories
and agencies. For each year of support, scholars will provide a year
of paid service at a DoD agency or laboratory. Please see
program website for additional details.</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica"><b>Application
Information</b></font></blockquote>
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color="#000DA6"><b> </b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Helvetica">The application
submission deadline is<b> December 15, 2009. </b> For more
information and to apply visit</font> <a
href="http://www.asee.org/smart"><font face="Helvetica"
color="#0000EE">http://www.asee.org/smart</font></a><font
face="Helvetica">. Email questions to</font> <a
href="mailto:smart@asee.org"><font face="Helvetica"
color="#0000EE">smart@asee.org</font></a><font
face="Helvetica">.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thank you,</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>-<x-tab>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Brima A. Wurie</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Administrator</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Graduate Fellowship and Grant
Programs</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Office of the Dean for Graduate
Education</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Massachusetts Institute of
Technology</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>77 Massachusetts Avenue, Rm.
35-332</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Cambridge, MA 02139</blockquote>
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