The purpose of the program is to support the recruitment of new
cyber talent for DoD cyber workforce. Students selected for the
program will receive full scholarship, and upon graduation, will
work for their sponsoring DoD agency as a civilian employee with
full pay and full benefits for one calendar year for each year of
scholarship support with the option of continuing their employment
after the payback duration is over. During breaks in their
academic studies (i.e., in summer), awardees will receive
progressive, hands-on experience in information security
internships, when applicable. An opportunity also exists for
scholarship payback through military service.
At UT Dallas, we offer this program to students who plan to
pursue MS in Computer Science in Ccyber Ssecurity concentration
track and fulfill the requirements of our NSA- endorsed Cyber
Defense Certificate program (that can be completed as part of MS
in CS degree program). Students must attend the MS in CS degree
program as a full-time student.
Undergraduate students (CS or SE or CE students) who are
already in (or who will qualify to join) our BS+MS fast track
program (for Fall 2024 start) are also eligible to apply provided
that they commit to pursue their MS in CS degree after they
complete their undergraduate degree with the scholarship program.
Scholarship awards will be made for one academic year and
additional years of scholarship awards are dependent upon
satisfactory academic progress, internship performance, if
applicable, and the availability of funds. Returning students in
good standing will need to apply again for support for the next
year. Additional years of scholarship awards are dependent upon
satisfactory academic progress, internship performance, if
applicable, and the availability of funds. Returning students will
be given first priority over new students to the program as long
as they continue to meet the scholarship requirements and based on
the availability of funds. The final student selection will be
done by DoD agencies and an awardee selected by a DoD agency may
expect to be employed by that agency upon graduation.
Apply online
at
DoD Cyber Scholarship Program
website.
Application deadline is February 1, 2024.
Interested students are
strongly suggested to contact Dr. Kamil Sarac (ksarac@utdallas.edu) prior to their application submission to discuss further details
about the program.