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<Title>DoD CySP Cybersecurity Scholarships</Title>
<Tagline>Apply by February 1</Tagline>
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    <p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>DoD CySP Cybersecurity Scholarships at UMBC</strong></p>
    
    <p>UMBC participates in the CySP scholarship (formerly IASP) funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). This full-ride scholarship is available for rising junior and senior undergraduate and graduate students who are studying cybersecurity.  Scholars gain hands-on experience through information security internships, and post-graduation is required to fulfill one year of service to the DoD.</p>
    
    <p> US citizenship is required. For full-time rising juniors, MS, MPS, or Ph.D. students in cybersecurity-related programs at UMBC (including CMSC, CE, IS, Cyber). Must be capable of obtaining a top-secret security clearance. Must agree to work for DoD. We seek strong students with a high GPA (&gt; 3.0), high test scores, cybersecurity experience, strong upper-level technical courses, passion for cybersecurity, dedicated to working for the government.</p>
    
    <strong>Application Deadline. </strong><span>DoD Cybersecurity Scholarship Program (CySP) to UMBC beginning fall 2023: Applications due February 1, 2023, via the DoD </span><a href="https://www.dodemergingtech.com/cyber-scholarship-program-cysp/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">website</a><span>.  This deadline is the only application deadline for 2023.</span><div><br>
    
    <strong>Benefits. </strong>
    
    Benefits include full tuition and mandatory fees (including health insurance)., n annual stipend ($27,000 for undergraduates, $32,000 for graduate students), and 
    books required for courses. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Eligibility. </strong><span>For BS, MS, Ph.D., and MPS cybersecurity students in CS, CE, IS, Cyber who will have at least junior status in fall 2023.
    Must be a US citizen, at least 18 years old, capable of obtaining a top-secret clearance. Minimum GPA required: 3.25. </span><span>The DoD CySP Recruitment Program is not applicable to current DoD civilians or active duty military. </span><span>These highly competitive scholarships favor students who have excelled in upper-level technical courses and who have demonstrated a passion and talent for cybersecurity through relevant accomplishments.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>
    
    <strong> Obligations. </strong><span>Upon graduation, must work for DoD for each year of support.
    Complete </span><span>a DoD summer internship (if holding scholarship for more than one year).
    Complete a track in cybersecurity at UMBC.</span></div><div><br>
    
    <strong>More information. </strong><span>For more information about cybersecurity and cybersecurity scholarships at UMBC, see these websites.</span><ul>
    <li><a href="https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/scholarships/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Cybersecurity Scholarships</a> </li>
    <li><a href="https://cisa.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Cyber Defense Lab</a> (CDL)</li>
    <li><a href="https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Cybersecurity Center</a> (UCYBR)</li>
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    <p>For more details, contact Dr. Alan T. Sherman <a href="mailto:sherman@umbc.edu">sherman@umbc.edu</a>. MPS students should contact Dr. Richard Forno, <a href="mailto:rforno@umbc.edu">rforno@umbc.edu</a>)</p></div></div>
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<Summary>DoD CySP Cybersecurity Scholarships at UMBC    UMBC participates in the CySP scholarship (formerly IASP) funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). This full-ride scholarship is available for...</Summary>
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