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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Date:</b> September 7, 2011 4:00:42 PM
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Subject: SMART Scholarship
Application</b></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Dear MIT Administrators:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I write to make you aware of a tremendous
scholarship-for-service opportunity for U.S. undergraduate and
graduate students and to request that you encourage your best students
to apply to the SMART Scholarship Program. This is a
highly-selective, prestigious, national program that fully supports
their education, including full tuition, a very generous stipend, book
allowance, and Summer internship, while they are in school, and then
provides guaranteed employment with the Defense Department upon
graduation. </blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>The Science, Mathematics, And Research
for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service Program fully funds
undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of technical areas,
including all fields of engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Mathematics. </blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>A SMART brochure and a poster are
attached and the application web page is at <a
href="http://www.asee.org/SMART">www.asee.org/SMART</a>. The
application deadline is December 1, 2011 for the 2012 school year.
SMART provides:</blockquote>
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cite>· Full Tuition -
to any accredited U.S. University</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· A very generous
stipend while in school</blockquote>
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cite>- $25,000
for undergraduates</blockquote>
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cite>- $33,000
for masters candidates</blockquote>
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cite>- $36,300 to
$41,800 for doctoral candidates</blockquote>
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cite>· Book allowance -
$1,000</blockquote>
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cite>· Health
Insurance</blockquote>
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cite>· Paid Summer
internships</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· All required
student fees</blockquote>
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internships </blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Summer internships at Labs are required.
In return for fully funding their education, students are required
work as a civilian employee at a Service (Army, Navy, Air Force)
or DoD Agency (NSA, DIA, DARPA, etc.) laboratory, or other
research and development activity for a period equal to the time the
program paid for their school. Students must be U.S. Citizens, able to
obtain a DoD Security Clearance, and be willing to work as a civilian
in the DoD upon graduation.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>There will be approximately 300 new
awards this year. A list of SMART awards from previous years is
listed by University at: <a
href="http://smart.asee.org/schools/scholar_directory"
>http://smart.asee.org/schools/scholar_directory</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>While MIT is one of the top schools
in terms of the number of SMART recipients, I think we can greatly
increase the number of your students supported in this program.
I would appreciate your help in disseminating this information to your
students, faculty, undergraduate advisors, and graduate coordinators,
and by encouraging your best students to apply for this tremendous
opportunity.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Please direct your interested students
to: <a href="http://www.asee.org/SMART">www.asee.org/SMART</a>.
There are links to the application portal and other program related
information. Additional applicant and SMART related questions
for students can be answered via:</blockquote>
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Email: <a
href="mailto:smart@asee.org">smart@asee.org</a></blockquote>
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Phone: (202) 331-3544</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thank you for your consideration in this
matter. If you have questions at the university/
college/department level, please feel free to contact me.
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Respectfully,</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Knox</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Senior Administrator for the DoD SMART
Program</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Knox T. Millsaps,
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Professor and
Chairman <span
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>700 Dyer Road, Room
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Naval Postgraduate
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Monterey, CA
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>web: <a
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Phone: (831) 656-2586,
656-3382 </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Fax: (831)
656-2238 <span
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>email: <a
href="mailto:millsaps@nps.edu">millsaps@nps.edu</a
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