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thereby creating a bridge for the student to cross between undergraduate and post-graduate study. Graduate scholarship recipients could renew this scholarship for one additional year of post-graduate study, if necessary.
In return for one of these merit scholarships, recipients will be called upon to use their technological skills and knowledge for summer and post-graduate service in a science-, mathematics- or engineeringrelated capacity in the employ of the United States or with an organization performing services for the United States.
Thus, through this program, the government would invest in the academic pursuits of certain bright students by providing financial incentives for them to continue their education in fields that are critically important to the nation in return for this service.
President George Bush has announced that he would like to be the “education president," and in keeping with his pledge to promote education, has stated his intentions to establish scholarships for qualified students interested in pursuing careers in the science and engineering fields. I share the President’s concerns with the American deficit in mathematics, engineering and science, and I am introducing this legislation as a first step towards reducing that deficit by offering financial assistance to many of outmost capable students.
The problems we face and will continue to face in the technological arena are great. While there are some excellent federal programs now promoting research in the science area, this effort is also needed in order to provide critical assistance in the fulfillment of our nation’s current and future technological needs.
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