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If you’re interested in pursuing full-time study in a master’s degree program in computer science or cybersecurity, the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service is offering up to three years of free tuition; a $34,000-a-year stipend; and funds for books, travel, health insurance and professional development.

In turn, scholarship recipients are required to work for a federal, state, local, tribal or territorial government agency or for a federally funded research and development center as a cybersecurity professional for a period equal to the length of their scholarship. Students whose scholarships are longer than one academic year must complete a summer internship in an appropriate governmental position.

Established by the U.S. government and funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the CyberCorps® scholarship was created to recruit and train individuals to protect the country’s critical infrastructures. From the nation’s pipelines, to banking and finance, to transportation and communication – all of these infrastructures are vulnerable to cyberattacks.

To date, six ΢ÃÜȦ computer science majors have been awarded a CyberCorps® scholarship and have earned or are currently earning graduate degrees from either Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) or the University of Rhode Island (URI).

Jonathan Duran ’20, a founding member of the Software Engineering Club at ΢ÃÜȦ and former ΢ÃÜȦ Help Desk technician, earned his master’s degree at WPI in 2022. He is currently an Air Force software engineer for the Air National Guard. (Read about Duran’s experience as a CyberCorps® scholar.)

Brian McKay ’20, earned his master’s degree at WPI in 2022 and is now a computer scientist/lead information systems security officer at the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island.

Still completing their graduate program are Samantha Louise Saldua â€™21, who is earning a master’s degree in cybersecurity at URI; Justin Cabral â€™21 and Humberto Martinez ’21, who are earning master’s degrees in computer science at WPI; and Christian Rijos, who is earning a master’s degree in cybersecurity at WPI.

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