Cyber Corps Scholarships

 

Iowa State University has received funding  from the National Science Foundation Scholarships for Service program to support students working in Information Assurance.  Each year 4 graduate fellowships for two years of study at Iowa State. 

Program participants will take courses in information assurance as part of their regular degree requirements. In addition, all scholarship recipients will become part of an SFS cohort group and participate in academic and social activities throughout the year. The scholarship also requires a service commitment consisting of a paid summer internship and one year of paid employment at a federal agency.

Graduate applicants should possess (or be receiving) an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, with a GPA of at least 3.2.  The fellowship includes all tuition, room, board, books and fees, as well as a $12,000 annual stipend.

The application deadline for Fall 2008 is March 7.

Download additional information and an application form .

Our current scholarship students maintain a web site of interest.

The Federal Office of Personnel Management has some information on the scholarship for service program. This page includes a list of frequently asked questions that may be of interest to both prospective applicants to the program and students currently in the program.

In addition ISU is part of the IASP scholarship program. This program requires the students to submit an application along with the material from ISU to the DoD. The DoD will select the students. Information on the IASP scholarship can be found on the DOD web site. This page includes information that may be of interest to both prospective applicants to the program and students currently in the program. NOTE: Applications for the IASP Scholarships are due Feb 15 to ISU. If you are interested in this program email Doug Jacobson so we can get an idea of the number of students.

Download additional information and an application form .