Benefits:
Full tuition and education related fees (does not include items such as meal plans, housing, or parking)
Cash award paid at a rate of $25,000 - $41,000 depending on prior educational experience (may be prorated depending on award length)
Paid summer internships
Health Insurance reimbursement allowance up to $1,200 per calendar year
Book allowance of $1,000 per academic year
Mentoring
Employment placement after graduation
Eligibility:
a U.S. citizen at time of application
18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2012
able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories
willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD
a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by the SMART application)
pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in most STEM majors(full list here)