Provide STEM scholarships and fellowships tied to service
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Workforce and expertise · Research workforce
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense
- Executor · routing lead
- SMART program administrator; sponsoring facility HR
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Critical discipline, eligible citizenship/institution, written service agreement at least matching supported study period.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Scholarship/fellowship funds; sponsor must identify funded employment and service placement.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Non-U.S. TTCP participation capped at 5 new recipients per year.
- Noncompletion/service failure can create repayment debt; Secretary has specified waiver authority.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.