The Office of Naval Research has awarded 239 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowships since 1989. ASEE administers the program for the Office of Naval Research. Ten percent are members of under- represented minority groups, and twenty-eight percent are female. The report describes post- award administration and supplies demographic statistics, concerning the participants. The report supplies the whereabouts and current activities of all the 89 students who completed the program. Samples of mailings and letters to participants are attached.

Discusses current Department of Defense programs and initiatives to improve diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce and offers recommendations for future efforts.