01/21/09
Information Assurance Scholarship
Posted by Jessica on January 21, 2009 in Scholarship Opportunities
Effective March 2002, the University at Buffalo (UB) has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Following this recognition, UB won a grant for full scholarship support to undergraduate and graduate students seeking degrees and graduate certificates in information assurance disciplines. The goal of this Information Assurance Scholarship Program is to support the development of information assurance specialists within the Department of Defense (DoD). This opportunity is available to all citizens of United States.
Based on our success in 2002-08, we are now soliciting applications from qualified students at both undergraduate and graduate levels for academic year 2009-10. The qualifications and the steps to be taken to complete your application are described below. The Scholarship, which pays for the full cost of tuition, fees, books, lab expenses, supplies and equipment incurred by students selected for the program carries an additional stipend of $12,000 for undergraduate students and $17,000 for graduate students. Scholarship recipients will be required to participate in internships arranged by appointing DoD components during the years they are receiving scholarship support. On successful completion of both academic degree and internship requirements, the Student Trainees will be converted to permanent, full-time status as federal employees.
Students from the academic disciplines, with concentrations in information assurance, would include, but are not limited to Mathematics, Biometrics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Support, Data Base Administration, Computer Systems Analysis, Operations Research, Information Security (Assurance), and Business Management or Administration.
For undergraduate students, you must be a junior in fall 2009 and should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and for graduate students, you must be starting your Masters program in fall 2009 (and should have obtained or have applied for admission to the graduate program) and should have a GPA of 3.2 or better in your undergraduate degree. All applicants must be citizens of the United States.
For more information on applying for this scholarship please visit http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/caeiae/ia_scholarship_opportunities_-_2009.htm
Or contact Chris Crawford cpc5@buffalo.edu
Application deadline is February 1, 2009.
