From: Dr. Rick Forno
I was just informed that the deadline for UMBC to submit student nominations for the NSF's Scholarship for Service (SFS) program was moved from February to April. Therefore, CYBR MPS students interested in applying for this program as a possible avenue for financial aid have a bit more time to complete their applications if you want to be included in this year's proposal to the NSF. (US citizens only)
Visit UMBC's Center for Information Security and Assurance (CISA) to learn more and/or obtain instructions on applying for the SFS @ http://www.cisa.umbc.edu/scholarships.php. Please ignore the January dates that appear under the "IASP and SFS Application Process" section on that page -- and remember to follow the instructions carefully (i.e., official transcripts, original copies of recommendations, etc.)
The new deadline for you to have your application material submitted to Jane Gethmann in CSEE (ITE 325-F) by 1 March 2012 to ensure proper review.
Some info about the SFS appears below for your reference, and much more appears at the CISA site.
ABOUT SFS
The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and cybersecurity and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society.
The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to students in the information assurance and cybersecurity fields. Scholarship recipients shall pursue academic programs in information assurance for the final two years of their bachelor's- or master's-level program; final three years of study where the student is receiving both the bachelor's and the master's degree; final three years in combined bachelor's and master's degree ("five year") programs; or for the final three years of research-based doctoral-level study. During the scholarship period, the students will participate in meaningful summer internships but doctoral students may be allowed to replace their summer internship with a research activity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. A limited number of students may be placed in National Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs).
I was just informed that the deadline for UMBC to submit student nominations for the NSF's Scholarship for Service (SFS) program was moved from February to April. Therefore, CYBR MPS students interested in applying for this program as a possible avenue for financial aid have a bit more time to complete their applications if you want to be included in this year's proposal to the NSF. (US citizens only)
Visit UMBC's Center for Information Security and Assurance (CISA) to learn more and/or obtain instructions on applying for the SFS @ http://www.cisa.umbc.edu/scholarships.php. Please ignore the January dates that appear under the "IASP and SFS Application Process" section on that page -- and remember to follow the instructions carefully (i.e., official transcripts, original copies of recommendations, etc.)
The new deadline for you to have your application material submitted to Jane Gethmann in CSEE (ITE 325-F) by 1 March 2012 to ensure proper review.
Some info about the SFS appears below for your reference, and much more appears at the CISA site.
ABOUT SFS
The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and cybersecurity and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society.
The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to students in the information assurance and cybersecurity fields. Scholarship recipients shall pursue academic programs in information assurance for the final two years of their bachelor's- or master's-level program; final three years of study where the student is receiving both the bachelor's and the master's degree; final three years in combined bachelor's and master's degree ("five year") programs; or for the final three years of research-based doctoral-level study. During the scholarship period, the students will participate in meaningful summer internships but doctoral students may be allowed to replace their summer internship with a research activity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. A limited number of students may be placed in National Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs).
