The George Washington University was awarded $4.8 million by the National Science Foundation to continue funding the Partnership in Securing Cyberspace through Education and Service program, which supports students interested in pursuing careers in cyber security.
The GW CyberCorps: Scholarships for Service program is open to undergraduate and graduate students and covers the cost of GW tuition, fees, living expenses, books and professional development. Scholarship recipients commit to working in the cyber security domain within Federal, state, local and tribal governments after graduation for at least the length of time they received support.
Working for a government agency, students can be “on the front line of what is going on in cyber,” said Rachelle Heller, computer science professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and director of the GW CyberCorps program.