CyberCorps Scholarship for Service


About the Scholarship

The University of Cincinnati is privileged to receive a $4M SFS grant from 2021 to 2026. The award was based on UC’s outstanding national impact on cybersecurity education.  It was truly a university-wide effort to grow the cybersecurity programs across campus in three colleges and increase the enrollment in cyber-related degrees by ten-fold in the past decade. UC’s SFS scholarship will be available to students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees at the following UC departments:

Scholarship Benefits

To be eligible for consideration for the SFS scholarship, the student must meet all of the following requirements:

  • United States citizen or lawful permanent resident;
    • If you are a permanent resident, you must have a clear plan of obtaining United States citizenship before graduation;
  • Meet selection criteria for United States federal employment;
    • Applicants should be eligible for a Security Clearance
  • Applicants must meet the following GPA requirements:
    • 3.0+ for undergraduate applicants; or
    • 3.4+ for graduate applicants;
  • Current or prospective students in the following degree programs at the University of Cincinnati:
    • School of Information Technology (CECH)
      • B.S. in Cybersecurity (only open to rising junior students)
      • M.S. in Information Technology
      • Ph.D. in Information Technology
    • Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEAS)
      • B.S. in Computer Engineering
      • B.S. in Computer Science
      • B.S. in Electrical Engineering
      • B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology
      • Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Engineering
      • Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Science
      • M.S. in Computer Engineering
      • M.S. in Computer Science
      • Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering
    • Department of Political Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
      • B.A. in Political Science
      • B.A. in International Affairs
      • B.A. in Law and Society
      • M.A. in Political Science
      • Ph.D. in Political Science

*Veterans are encouraged to apply

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