Information Assurance Scholarship Program

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) announces the Department of Defense Information Assurance (IA) Scholarship Program Academic Year 2003-2004 grant and scholarship competition. See below for more information.

The grant competition to establish an IA Scholarship Program, or to continue an IA Scholarship Program begun in a prior year, is limited to institutions designated Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEs). The scholarship competition is limited to full-time students who are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, at a CAE or a CAE collaborating partner institution.

The grants enable CAEs and their collaborating partners to establish a scholarship program for students enrolled in their institutions to pursue bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and graduate (post-baccalaureate) certificate programs in information assurance disciplines. Scholarships to pursue master's and doctoral degrees in information assurance disciplines will also be awarded to DoD civilian employees and military members.

CAEs may also receive support for capacity-building activities and for establishing a partnership with the Information Resources Management College
(IRMC) to allow DoD civilian employees and military officers to transfer from IRMC to CAEs to complete IA master's and doctoral degree programs

Recipients of scholarship aid, in exchange for financial assistance, are required by the statute establishing the program (chapter 112, title 10, United States Code), to serve a period of obligated service in DoD as a civilian employee or a member of one of the armed forces. Scholars selected for the Academic Year 2003-2004 program may elect to serve as a civilian employee, a member of the armed forces, or as a member of the National Guard or Reserves.

Since its inception the program has tripled in size, with more than 50 CAE students having received scholarship support during the first two years, and 17 non-DoD CAEs now participating in the program. Contingent on the availability of funds, DoD estimates awarding 30 new scholarships, and providing a follow-on year of support to approximately 20 current scholars, during the Academic Year 2003-2004 competition.
 
The UIUC contact for this program is Prof. Roy Campbell.

 IASP Proposal
Student Application
Attachment A NSA Centers and IASP Contacts
Attachment B Preparations Instructions
Attachment C - Cerifications
Attachment D Background and Requirements
DoD IASP Scholarship Worksheets
DoD IASP Grant Report format

Center for Advanced Research in Information Security
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1304 W. Springfield Avenue
3315 Digital Computer Lab, MC-258
Urbana, IL  61801

Phone: (217) 265-5225      Fax: (217) 244-6869     Email: info@caris.uiuc.edu