Smart Scholarships: DoD Tunes Up Application Forms
Published Date: 1/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense wants your thoughts on a new info collection for the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship Program. They’re checking if the questions they ask are useful and not too much work. If you have ideas or concerns, send them in by March 24, 2026—this helps keep the process smooth and smart!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Scholarship Award With Service Commitment
The SMART Program awards scholarships for 1 to 5 years to undergraduate and graduate students in 22 technical disciplines. Upon graduation, scholars must fulfill a service commitment with the Department of Defense facility that nominated them for the award.
Applicant Time Burden for SMART
If you apply to the SMART Scholarship Program, the application takes an average of 8 hours to complete. The agency estimates 2,500 applicants and a total annual applicant burden of 20,000 hours.
Participant Reporting Time Burden
If you are a SMART program participant, the forms you submit average 55.74 minutes per response with about 3.6 responses per participant, producing an annual participant burden of 5,017 hours across 1,500 participants. The collection counts 5,400 annual participant responses.
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