DHS reaching out to university students.

• Author: Fein, Geoff S.
• Position: Security Beat - Department of Homeland Security - Brief Article

The Department of Homeland Security is providing scholarships for students pursuing degrees in physical and social sciences.

The Homeland Security Scholars and Fellows Program will support the development and mentoring of the next generation of scientists to study ways to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States, according to DHS.

In September 2003, the agency announced the program's first 100 recipients--150 undergraduate and 50 graduate students studying subjects as diverse as mathematics, engineering, social science and psychology. The students are attending a number of colleges and universities across the United States.

About one-third of the awards went to engineering students.

In addition, students receive tuition and fees plus a stipend for nine months.

Guy Copeland, vice president of information infrastructure advisory programs at...