The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum

I think it is important to remember that one of the requirements of SMART is that as a participant you are NOT ALLOWED to earn a living. You are required to depend on the SMART payment and you were only allowed to earn "supplemental" income. In my own personal experience, I had to quit my job to or...

Anybody get paid yet?? Still no... I do have bills to pay with that money... I am hoping to get it before the end of the month otherwise there are going to be a ton of fees that I will definitely not be able to afford after this summers pay reduction... Has anyone heard anything about when we will ...

Did anyone besides Dr. Fill receive this email? I have not seen anything like it from SMART today. I got this as well, I will be contacting my facility soon to see if they will be giving us any support... If I am able to get my scholarships that I had to have suspended back, I will come out about e...

I did report it as income. But instead of paying a tax rate based on the amount I made, they said I have to pay the rate based on how much my parents made because they claimed me as a dependent on their taxes. I just want to know if other people were told this or if this tax professional just doesn...

Hello Megan, The short answer is maybe. I asked my Cohort Administrator this same question and she told me that it was up to my base. She highly reccomended that I get an MS instead of an MEng, but ultimately the base that would be hiring me had the final say. After talking to my Point of Contact at...

count me as one who's had a HORRIBLE experience in the onboarding process (graduating to hiring). I'm still in the thick of it, and it's been a year. I wonder who is running the show, because SMART has changed their minds so many times in the last 12 months it makes me dizzy. I would never accept t...

I think that during the internship you do not get the stipend. During the internship you only get paid by your SF and you get Internship Support Payments if you qualify (academic residence > 50 miles from SF). Incorrect, to quote the FAQ of ASEEs participant section of the website: "Internships for...

Definitely try and get an internship for this summer. I received the scholarship for this school year and attended orientation last summer. It was very easy to get time off to go, I just had to save my sick time. Even if you don't get sick time, I have not heard of anyone who couldn't go because of ...

wow, that's crazy! i could make way more than that out of undergrad with my chem e bachelors... not really sold on this SMART program... While it is true that you could , there are a few issues with that statement that should be looked at. SMART pays for school, for me I am getting 25k/semester pai...

My Fall 2011 semester was paid mid-late September, my spring 2012 semester has not been paid yet though.

I am guessing that the payments will be made mid February. I hope...

Anyone have any other information?

funny how we're expected to apply on time but SMART can't honor their own deadline. 2 hours to prove me wrong i guess You were given a deadline to apply for a scholarship that will pay for all of your education and pay you to do it, given over 3 months to do it (if you started right at the beginnin...

My advice would be to call the SMART office to ask them about it and see if there is anything you can do. Requirements change each year, and I do not believe this was a requirement when I applied. Best of luck!

Hello Northeast, For anything involving security paperwork or anything official, you want to tell them what you did. Admit it now, don't get in trouble for lying later. I believe that they will not outright dismiss you if you tell them at the beginning, most participants are in college and stuff hap...

That brings up a good point, what are the rules and requirements for us spreading the good news? I am talking more on a social media level. Can we post that we are recipients of the SMART Scholarship on Facebook? Can we blog about it? I am just looking for general guidelines as I have not seen anyth...

Today I am Bi-Winning!

Got my CCNA at 10:30 this morning and I received my SMART conformation at 5:05 (EST) this evening!

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