The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum

Hello,

In the course of things I have applied and been accepted already for an internship with one ofthe 3 letter agency's and I am graduating with my BS next December. My question is if I intend to apply for SMART for graduate school does the fact the I already have a place to work effect my eligibility? If so how?

Thanks

It really depends on the terms of your internship with the other agency. The biggest rules are that you can't accept any funding (including income) from any other federal sources. That doesn't include federal loans, but you can't get paid for your internship with another federal agency while under SMART. The other big piece will be the work requirement. SMART caps you at 16hrs/wk, and owns you once a year for your internship with your SF. Also look at whether your internship with the other agency comes with any sort of time commitment.