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HORIZONS
Foundation Scholarship Program
Website:
http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/index.htm
HORIZON application deadline: July 1
Important
Notes: This is a scholarship for women interested in
working towards a career related to national security.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be female undergraduate juniors or seniors or
graduate students currently enrolled at an accredited university
or college, either full-time or part-time. Candidates must be
citizens of the United States, and have a minimum of 3.25/4.0
GPA. Applicants must demonstrate interest in pursuing a career
related to national security or defense, and should demonstrate
financial need.
Description:
Women in Defense, A National Security Organization, established
the HORIZONS Foundation to encourage women to pursue careers related
to the national security and defense interests of the United States
and to provide development opportunities to women already working
in national security and defense fields. The scholarship program
is intended to provide financial assistance to further educational
objectives of women who are U.S. citizens either employed or planning
careers in defense or national security areas.
The foundation
focuses on the following preferred fields of study for awarding
scholarships: security studies, military history, government relations,
engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, business
(as it relates to national security or defense), law (as it relates
to national security and defense), international relations, political
science, economics. Others will be considered if the applicant
can successfully demonstrate relevance to a career in the areas
of national security or defense.
Send
applications to: please see website listed above;
do not send to the Office of Special Scholarship Programs
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