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:
- The School of Information Technology under the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH);
- The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science under the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS); and
- The School of Public and International Affairs under the College of Arts and Sciences.
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
- School of Information Technology (CECH)
*Veterans are encouraged to apply