DoD HBCU/MIS Scholars Program at NPS

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is working in collaboration with the Department of Defense Naval Post Graduate School (DoD NPS) to offer a scholarship for service program for recent STEM graduates from a Historically Black College/University or Minority Servicing Institution (HBCU/MSI) to pursue a graduate degree.  Participants who are selected into the program will receive full tuition, salary, travel, and incentives fully funded by OUSD (R&E) for 2-years. 

Upon completion of this graduate degree program, participants will be expected to relocate to their sponsoring facility and complete their 3-year service commitment. 

Program Eligibility: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen eligible to receive a security clearance
• Recent graduate from an accredited 4-year academic institution deemed as an HBCU/MSI by the U.S. Department of Education
• Undergraduate field of study was in a STEM field/discipline

Interested applicants must submit their resume and unofficial transcripts.

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