Humanitarian Tech Corps Act

The Humanitarian Tech Corps Act establishes a federal scholarship program for U.S. students pursuing degrees in computer science, data science, or related STEM fields at qualifying universities. In exchange for covering tuition and providing a living stipend, scholarship recipients must work for four years in "covered positions" at U.S. humanitarian agencies (like USAID) or approved partner organizations. The program requires institutions to consider non-technical experiences in student selection and mandates annual reporting on placement rates, job types, and retention. Recipients who fail to complete the service obligation must repay the scholarship amount, with repayment treated as a federal loan. This directly affects STEM students, federal humanitarian agencies, and partner organizations seeking tech talent for humanitarian missions.