{"id":28960,"date":"2023-02-16T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T21:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=28960"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:03:29","slug":"six-advance-as-semifinalists-for-dept-of-defense-smart-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2023\/02\/six-advance-as-semifinalists-for-dept-of-defense-smart-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven advance as semifinalists for Dept. of Defense SMART Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UND students also advance in other national scholarship competitions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28959\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/dod-smart-logo-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/dod-smart-logo-web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/dod-smart-logo-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/dod-smart-logo-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seven University of North Dakota students have been selected as semifinalists in the U.S. Department of Defense\u2019s SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program.<\/p>\n<p>And that might just be a record, according to UND\u2019s Academic Support and Fellowship Opportunities Coordinator <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/und.edu\/directory\/yee.chu\">Yee Han Chu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of students applying for the DoD SMART this year is exceptionally high,\u201d Chu said. \u201cI usually don\u2019t work with so many students for a singular scholarship, and they all advanced to the semifinals. This is so exciting!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full scholarship provides students who are seeking STEM degrees with the tools to begin a rewarding career with the DoD. Recipients will focus on complex research to further DoD\u2019s mission and create a lasting impact.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong>Chenoa Swenson<\/strong>, a first-year pre-nursing major, has been awarded the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship will enable Swenson to take part in a UND faculty-led course in Vienna this spring.<\/p>\n<p>And several other students advanced in competitions for other national scholarships, including Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships, Critical Language Scholarships and Critical Language Scholarships-SPARK awards. The Fulbright grants place award winners in classrooms abroad to help the local English teachers. Critical Language Scholarships send students overseas for intensive language training and cultural immersion, and the Critical Language Scholarship-SPARK winners will spend an academic year learning either Arabic, Chinese or Russian through online classes and activities facilitated by native speakers at a host institution abroad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14665\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/yee-han-chu.jpg\" alt=\"Yee Han Chu\" width=\"150\" height=\"191\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yee Han Chu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DoD SMART Scholarship finalists, who are expected to be named in April, will earn summer internships at DoD facilities throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Chu said it\u2019s particularly noteworthy that four of UND\u2019s semifinalists are freshmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat communicates that DoD SMART recognizes that high research potential can appear in the early years of undergraduate study,\u201d Chu said. \u201cI admire all these students for their dedication to the mission of the DoD and their amazing ability to communicate that dedication through a lengthy application process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the process of applying strengthens their professional vision and purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chu explained that the Department of Defense SMART Scholarship pays for the completion of either undergraduate or graduate studies with a maximum length of funding up to five years \u2014 to help the student finish either a bachelor\u2019s degree, master\u2019s or doctorate.<\/p>\n<p>Further, there is a 1:1 service commitment, so for each year they use the scholarship, they give the DoD back one year of civilian service after they graduate. That job is guaranteed. There is no cap on the tuition amount, and the money goes directly to the school. The students also receive an annual stipend: $25,000 for undergraduates, $33,000 for master\u2019s students and $38,000 for doctoral students. Winners also receive an annual book and health insurance allowance.<\/p>\n<p>The semifinalists for the Department of Defense SMART Scholarship include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Iken<\/strong>, a junior from Bismarck, studying Math and Physics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dallas McNeal<\/strong>, a freshman from Eagleville, Mo., studying Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mario Medeles<\/strong>, a freshman from Manvel, Texas, studying Computer Science.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maya Orvis<\/strong>, a freshman from Crosslake, Minn., studying Medical Lab Science.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lance Roadifer<\/strong>, a sophomore from Cheyenne, Wyo., studying Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elisabeth Starosta<\/strong>, a freshman from Fargo, studying Biomedical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kordell Tan<\/strong>, a doctoral student from Tamuning, Guam, studying Biomedical Engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The semifinalists for the 2023 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship awards are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Payton Cole<\/strong>, an alum with UND undergraduate and graduate degrees in art, who hopes to teach English in the Czech Republic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Moll<\/strong>, a UND graduate with a Geography major who hopes to teach English in North Macedonia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The semifinalists for the Critical Language Scholarship and CLS-SPARK programs are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bebas Dhungana<\/strong>, CLS, a sophomore and an Economics and Political Science major who hopes to go abroad to study Hindi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethan McGregor,<\/strong> CLS-SPARK, a senior and Political Science major who hopes to study Russian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UND students also advance in other national scholarship competitions\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":28959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16,19,1118,1127,1120,1128],"class_list":["post-28960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-arts-sciences","tag-engineering","tag-biology","tag-discovery","tag-national-scholarships","tag-service"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seven advance as semifinalists for Dept. of Defense SMART Scholarships - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seven University of North Dakota students have been selected as semifinalists for the Department of Defense SMART Scholarship. 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