U.S Department of Education
The BDSE program is a U.S. Department of Education GAANN
Graduate Assistance in the Areas of National Need) Program.
The GAANN program provides fellowships, through academic
departments and programs of IHEs, to assist graduate students
with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and
plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course
study at the institution in a field designated as an area of
national need. For more information about the DoEd GAANN Program
see here.