Philip Barcelon, aerospace engineering sophomore, received a SMART (Science,
Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program) Scholarship from the American
Society for Engineering Education. Participants in the SMART Scholarship for Service
Program receive an annual stipend, full tuition and related educational fees, $1,000
book allowance, paid summer internships at the U.S. Department of Defense
laboratories, and employment placement after graduation. SMART Scholars include
students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics fields, have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and the
desire to work for a U.S. Department of Defense research lab.
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