United States Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

The SMART Scholarship is for students currently enrolled at a college or university or with previous college credit. Applicants should already possess a college transcript from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or will have a college transcript by the end of the fall term. The SMART Scholarship is also open to those pursuing or who will be pursuing a graduate degree at a regionally accredited U.S. institution. Applicants must be currently pursuing, or intend to pursue in fall 2025, a degree in a SMART STEM discipline. Applicants must also be requesting between 1-5 years of degree funding. Degree funding will start in August 2025. All applicants are required to submit applications online on the first Friday in December. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.