Scholarship Announcements

Following is few of the scholarship programs related to Information Security. If you are interested in any of these and are eligible to apply, please contact Dr. Heydari as soon as possible, but at least 2 weeks before the application deadline. This would give him enough time to prepare all the paperwork necessary for your application.

Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship For Service

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Scholarship For Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance professionals that protect the government's critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Additionally, participants receive stipends for living expenses. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation NSF. For more details on Cyber Corps scholarship please see https://www.sfs.opm.gov/.

We have a number of SFS scholarships for our undergraduate Computer Science and graduate Digital Forensics students. Please click on the links for more information.

Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program (DoD/IASP):

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DoD/IASP was established to increase the number of qualified students entering the field of Information Assurance (IA) to meet DoD’s increasing dependence on information technology for war fighting and the security of its information infrastructure. Regionally accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE), are invited to submit proposals for developing and managing a full-time, institution-based, grant-funded scholarship program in the disciplines underpinning Information Assurance (JMU is one of the original seven CAEs). This scholarship is usually announced in November or December of each year and its application deadline is in February of the following year. For More details on the DoD Scholarship please see DoD Scholarship.

Department of Homeland Security Scholarship (DHS Scholarship):

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The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. This scholarship is usually announced towards the end of each year and its application deadline is late January of the following year. For More detail on the DHS Scholarship please see DHS Scholarship. Click on undergraduate scholarship or graduate fellowship, which ever applies.