Incoming CREOL Student Selected for 2024 DoD SMART Scholarship
The opportunity will provide hands-on research experiences, mentorship and guaranteed employment after graduation.
Emily Kinkead has yet to set foot on the UCF campus, but she’s already made quite the impact.
Kinkead is transfering to UCF to pursue her Bachelor’s in Photonic Science and Engineering. She spent the summer at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, where she’s already participated in several STEM outreach programs. She says she’s excited for the opportunity to intern there and looks forward to learning as much as she can from the experience.
“There is so much to learn and experience,” Kinkead says. “Having the ability to do so with the support of SMART means that I will be pushed and challenged as I pursue my degree, which I hope one day will make me an invaluable member of the DoD family.”
Emily is one of 10 UCF students who were selected for the 2024 DoD SMART Scholarships. Read about the others here.
