Stuart Piltch Launches New National Award to Advance Dialogue on Emerging Tech and National Security

Stuart Piltch Launches New Fund

NEW YORK, NY, August 02, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Stuart Piltch Award for National Security, a new nationwide academic initiative, is now open for applications. Spearheaded by industry thought leader and strategic advisor Stuart Piltch, this distinguished award aims to foster critical thinking among undergraduate students by encouraging deep exploration of emerging technologies and their implications for national security.

Offered through the official scholarship website https://stuartpiltchaward.com/, the award is open to students enrolled in accredited undergraduate programs throughout the United States. The application deadline is November 15, 2025, with the winning applicant to be announced on December 15, 2025.

With today’s national security challenges increasingly shaped by rapid technological evolution, the Stuart Piltch Award for National Security calls upon future leaders to evaluate and respond to emerging risks through innovative, ethically sound solutions. Applicants must submit a 1,000-word essay addressing the following prompt:

“National security is evolving at the pace of technology. Choose one emerging technological advancement — such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, or cybersecurity — and discuss its impact on national security. What threats do you foresee, and what strategies would you propose to mitigate those risks while preserving civil liberties?”

The scholarship places a strong emphasis on originality, critical analysis, and practical application of ideas. Essays should reflect not only technical understanding, but also a strong awareness of the delicate balance between innovation, national defense, and civil liberty.

Stuart Piltch, the founder and namesake of the award, brings a multidisciplinary background that spans the intelligence, technology, healthcare, and national security sectors. His decades-long career includes contributions to national security strategy and testimony before Congressional Committees. With a foundation in both academic excellence and applied systems thinking, Stuart Piltch has consistently worked at the crossroads of emerging tech and public good.

By launching this award, Stuart Piltch seeks to invest in the next generation of problem-solvers—those with the vision and skill to anticipate future threats and the judgment to offer actionable, human-centered strategies. His commitment to cultivating a deeper national conversation around evolving security priorities reflects a career-long dedication to anticipating change and navigating complexity.

This initiative is not bound by geography and is open to undergraduates across all regions of the United States. The Stuart Piltch Award for National Security continues Stuart Piltch’s tradition of supporting academic engagement with real-world challenges—this time through the lens of technology, strategy, and security.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the official website to review full eligibility requirements and essay submission guidelines. The selection committee will evaluate essays on clarity, originality, argument structure, and relevance to contemporary national security discourse.

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