CIVILIAN SCHOLARSHIP FOR NON-MILITARY SERVICE (SFS PROGRAM)

The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey is proud to offer an exceptional program that enables civilians to obtain a full scholarship for a Master’s Degree, receive a salary while in school, and begin a civilian career with an unlimited future. The “Scholarship for Service” program DOES NOT entail enrollment in the Military. Our students receive their Master’s Degree and move on to CIVILIAN government jobs in such organizations as the CIA, FBI, NSA, and others.

NPS’s Center for Information Security Studies and Research (CISR) is one of the world’s foremost centers for information security education and research and has been designated as a National Center of Excellence for Information Assurance.

Overview:

• Free tuition at NPS for two year Master’s Degree in Computer Science, emphasis in Information Assurance
• Approximately $30,000/year salary while enrolled in the program
• Access to state-of-the-art equipment and the opportunity to participate in classified classes and research
• Upon graduation, start your paid CIVILIAN position as a cyber security professional in any of a number of federal, state, and local agencies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, prior to enrollment, in Computer Science or closely related field (Mathematics, Engineering, or Physics) with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The selection committee is most interested in specific computer and math classes completed and might, in certain circumstances, give special consideration to other fields of study
• GRE scores must be submitted with application packet to be considered for the scholarship (no minimum GRE score required)
• Some undergraduate courses recommended as a basis for admittance into the Scholarship for Service program are listed below. The top 5 courses are most important and are listed in order of importance. Our typical SFS applicant has an undergraduate degree in computer science; applications from students who have taken fewer than half of these courses will not be competitive. We expect students to be proficient in a language such as C, C++, Java or Ada.
• 1. Logic and Discrete Math
  2. Computer Architecture
  3. Data Structures
  4. Operating Systems
  5. Networking
  6. Algorithm Analysis
  7. Automata
  8. Programming Paradigms
  9. Programming Language Theory

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens not employed by the federal government, meet criteria for federal employment, and be able to obtain a security clearance

Download Scholarship Application!

Spring 2010 Application: (PDF) / Service Agreement: (PDF)

Fall 2010 Application: (PDF) / Service Agreement: (PDF)

Please have all completed application materials mailed to:
NPS CISR – SFS Program
Computer Science Department, Code CS/Ic
Glasgow Hall East, Building 305
1411 Cunningham Road
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943

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