The DOE Scholars Program is a Department-wide program designed to create a pipeline of highly qualified talent in disciplinary fields that support mission critical areas of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE Scholars Program provides opportunities designed to introduce DOE missions, functions, and operations to talented undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates. These opportunities will help prepare Scholars towards the full range of entry and mid-level research, technical and professional positions within DOE and other organizations that support the DOE mission.

As a result, you will:

- Gain insight and experience on DOE’s mission, culture and operations.

- Showcase your education, talent and skills while contributing to the DOE’s mission and operations.

- Enhance your preparedness for scientific, technological and policy related-careers.

- Develop skills and gain experience that complements your education while exploring future opportunities as a part of a skilled workforce that benefits both the DOE and the overall global competitiveness of the nation.

• The DOE Scholars Program is open to all students and recent graduates who meet the following qualifications:
• Be a U.S. Citizen at the time of application.
• Be 18 years of age or older by desired start date.
• Meet one of the following conditions:
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an U.S. accredited institute of higher education.
• Have completed an undergraduate (B.A., B.S. or equivalent) or graduate (M.S., DVM, Ph.D., MD or equivalent) degree within five years of the desired start date.
• Be a U.S. military Veteran who has been honorably discharged and/or who has been medically discharged because of a service-connected disability and who received a college degree in an appropriate discipline within ten years of the desired start date.
• Have completed a qualifying certificate program within one year of the desired start date are also eligible for a postgraduate appointment. The qualifying certificate program must be offered by an accredited academic institution; must be in an appropriate science, technology, engineering, or math discipline; and should be related to or complement a prior degree earned (bachelor’s degree or higher).
• Must be pursuing a degree or have a degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline or a field that supports the DOE operations mission including but not limited to communications, management, business and law.
• Veteran Status: Veterans Preference, degree received within the last 120 month(s)
• Degree: High School Diploma/GED, Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing.