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Join the College of Information Science at the University of Arizona for the Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Information Session!
The Department of War (DoW) Cyber Service Academy (CSA) (formerly the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program) is both a scholarship program for the DoW, and a capacity building tool for the nation. The program is a result of commitment from DoW and Congress to support higher education as a means to prepare the DoW workforce to deal with threats against the Department’s critical information system and networks.
Given our increasing reliance on cyber, information technology (IT), the growing threats to information, and information systems and infrastructures, it is critical that the DoW protect itself. To do so, the DoW must be staffed with technically savvy personnel. To help achieve this task, the DoW CSA was established. The DoW CSA is sponsored and administered by the DoW Chief Information Officer. The objectives of the program are to promote higher education in all disciplines of cyber, to enhance the Department’s ability to recruit and retain cyber and IT specialists, to increase the number of military and civilian personnel in the DoW with this expertise and ultimately, to enhance the nation’s cyber posture.
Important Details
- The stipend levels are $27,000 for undergraduate students and $32,000 for graduate students.
- Recipients will be required to complete one year of service to the U.S. Department of Defense, upon graduation, for each year or partial year of the scholarship received. There is an option to fulfill this requirement through military service.
- Must be of junior or senior status as an undergraduate or a graduate student.
- GPA requirement of 3.2 for undergraduates, 3.5 for graduate students.
- This opportunity is only available to students who attend NSA-designated CAE schools.
- DEADLINE: February 17, 2026