DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Scientific Leadership Awards (SLA)support the development of a coordinated program of education in Homeland Security relatedScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM) to preparestudents for careers in research and development of the technology needed to secureour nation. Moreover, DHS S&T strongly supports the development of a workforce thatreflects the population of the United States of America. The DHS Science andTechnology (S&T) Directorate, Office of University Programs solicits applications fromeligible Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) granting bachelor degrees to support earlycareer faculty and to establish homeland security–related scientific leadership programsin areas critical to homeland security.