Scholarships

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER-SECURITY

Scholarship for Service

Scholarships currently available.

ISIS is an NSA Center of Excellence in Information Education, and has received an NSF Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) grant that provides financial aid to students wishing to pursue advanced studies in the field of information assurance and security.

For more information, click here to visit the Scholarship for Service

Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Scholarship

DoD scholarships are available. Apply before February 9th.

Fully funded by DoD, the primary goal of this scholarship is to train the next generation of highly qualified information assurance professionals to secure and defend our federal government computer networks.

The Scholarship provides the following benefits:

  • Full tuition
  • Books, lab expenses, and equipment
  • Stipend of $10,000 – $15,000 dollars (Undergraduate/Graduate)
  • Internship opportunities and job placement with federal government agencies

In exchange, students who are enrolled under this program will:

  • Pursue a focus of study in cyber security
  • Agree to federal government job placement upon graduation for a duration equal to their scholarship benefits. So for example, if you receive a fully funded scholarship for two years, you agree to work for the federal government for two years.

Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • US Citizen
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Junior/Senior, or masters/doctorial candidate
  • Satisfactory academic record (At least 3.0 GPA)
  • Currently enrolled in NYU-Poly or applied for admission.
  • Willing to pursue a focus of study in security while obtaining ANY degree at NYU-Poly.

For a full listing of requirements and the application process, please review the following documents:

When submitting your application, please provide two printed and one electronic (possibly scanned) copy of each document.

Submit your application to:

DoD IASP Scholarship
Attn: Nasir Memon
Department of Computer Science
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
6 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201

The deadline for applications is February 9th, 2009.

If you have any questions or need any assistance in the application process, please send email to: memon@isis.poly.edu.
Electronic copies of your documents should be sent to memon@poly.edu.

For further information, visit the DoD IA Scholarship Program website.