Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is now on Grants.gov, announcement HQ0034-20-S-FO01. The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs. The Department intends to award multiple grants, subject to the availability of funds. Activities will support the DoD STEM strategic plan and align to the 2018 Federal STEM strategic plan. Suspense for applications is 24 FEB 2020.
DoD Announces SMART Scholarship Awards for 2019
The Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship-for-Service Program awarded 298 scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs across the United States this year.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Conference
On August 5-8, the first annual National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Conference took place in San Diego, California. This three and a half-day conference was hosted by the tri-services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) in coordination with the Basic Research Office and featured over 190 current and former DoD NDSEG fellow research presentations in addition to panel discussions, DoD installation tours, and career/exhibit fairs. Dr. JihFen Lei, Deputy Director for Research, Technology, and Laboratories, gave the opening keynote highlighting NDESG’s critical role in preparing the country’s next great generation of scientists and engineers.