Georgetown University runs a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, known on campus as the Cybersecurity Fellows Program, with funding from the US National Science Foundation. It pays for up to two years of study in a degree that leads to a cybersecurity job in government. Fellows study full-time at Georgetown in Washington, D.C., and take a paid summer internship at a government agency.
Undergraduate awards are generally limited to students who will be juniors or seniors, while graduate awards go to students in computer science, security studies, cybersecurity risk management, law and related fields. Each fellow then works in an approved government cybersecurity position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The National Science Foundation award currently funding the program runs to 31 May 2027.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition support for up to two years of study.
- An annual stipend of US$37,000 for graduate students or US$27,000 for undergraduates.
- US$6,000 a year for textbooks, travel and professional development.
- Health insurance coverage.
- A paid summer internship at a government agency, which the program requires and which is compensated separately.
- The program values the package at roughly US$90,000 per academic year for a fellow who holds no outside job.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be US citizens or green-card holders (US permanent residents).
- Students must be enrolled full-time at Georgetown University.
- The degree must lead to employment in a cybersecurity position in government. Approved undergraduate degrees include computer science, science and technology in international affairs, and mathematics. Approved graduate degrees include computer science, security studies, cybersecurity risk management and law. Other degrees may be approved on request.
- Undergraduate scholarships are generally open only to students who will be juniors or seniors.
- Applicants to a Georgetown master’s program may apply for the scholarship while their degree application is under review.
- Many of the government positions the program leads to require the ability to obtain a security clearance.
- Recipients sign the OPM Service Agreement and Georgetown’s Cybersecurity Fellows Program Awardee Agreement. A recipient who does not enter an approved government cybersecurity position for the required time must repay the scholarship.
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Education required
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Application process
- 1Apply to, or already be enrolled in, an eligible Georgetown undergraduate or graduate degree; graduate candidates may apply for the scholarship alongside their degree application.
- 2Prepare a single PDF holding contact information, a resume or CV, and a personal statement covering interest in cybersecurity, cybersecurity coursework completed or planned, and professional goals.
- 3Add unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate study to the same PDF.
- 4Supply contact details for two references. The program requests the letters directly, so applicants do not submit them.
- 5Submit the file during an open call, following the instructions on the program’s application page. The program reviews applications in rounds and aims to finish first-round acceptances by early April.
Program timeline
the program aims to complete first-round acceptances.
Early April (each cycle)
entry terms for the most recently selected fellows. Applications for that cycle are closed and the program publishes no fixed deadline date.
Fall 2026 or Spring 2027
scheduled end of the National Science Foundation award currently funding the program.
31 May 2027