Directed Energy Systems
Directed Energy System for Targeting of Asteroids and ExplorRation (DE-STAR) is a proposed University of California Santa Barbara Experimental Cosmology Group experimental astrophysics group primarily focused on studies of the early universe and astrophysical applications of directed energy. They propose a system to deflect asteroids, comets, and other near-Earth objects (NEO) that pose a credible risk of impact. The objects that cross Earth’s orbit, even relatively small ones, can still have a devastating effect. UCSB group proposes an orbital planetary defense system capable of heating the surface of potentially hazardous objects to the point of vaporization. DE-STAR is a modular phased array of kilowatt class lasers powered by photovoltaics, see directed energy weapon.
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Scholarships for Directed Energy Systems Majors
White House Fellows ProgramThe White House |
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award $100,000 |
deadline January 05, 2024 |
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Truman Scholars ProgramHarry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation |
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award $30,000 |
deadline February 06, 2024 |
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Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace FellowshipScoville Peace Fellowship Program |
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award Up to $27,000 |
deadline January 08, 2024 |
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Alice P. Gast STEM ScholarshipLehigh University |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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EAGLES Scholarship - PSUPortland State University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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AIAA and Club for the Future’s Resilient Student ScholarshipAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline January 31, 2024 |
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Women In Stem AwardBritish American Foundation of Texas |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
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Excelerate in STEM Scholarship - MGCCCMississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
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award $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Amtrak Women in STEM ScholarshipNational Railroad Passenger Corporation |
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award $3,000 |
deadline January 31, 2024 |
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FIRST/VEX Robotics Scholarship - University of PortlandUniversity of Portland |
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award $3,000 |
deadline April 01, 2024 |
Directed Energy Systems Related Majors
- Military Technology
- Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare
- Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations
- Combat Systems Engineering
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
- Signal/Geospatial Intelligence
- Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
- Strategic Intelligence
- Air and Space Operations Technology
- Military Applied Sciences
- Engineering Acoustics
- Military Information Systems Technology
- Space Systems Operations
- Operational Oceanography
- Aircraft Armament Systems Technology
- Military Systems and Maintenance Technology
- Information Operations/Joint Information Operations
- Intelligence
- Explosive Ordinance/Bomb Disposal
- Missile and Space Systems Technology