CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS)

• Pay $0 tuition and education-related fees;
• Receive a stipend of $27,000 per year for undergraduate programs or $37,000 per year for graduate programs;
• Receive additional professional development allowance up to $6,000 per academic year. Students can use this fund for travel, professional certification preparation, books, purchasing or renting equipment, or other expenses upon approval; and
• Receive personalized academic advising, open to unique government internship and job opportunities, SFS community supports through the study at UC.

To be eligible for consideration for the SFS scholarship, the student must meet all of the following requirements:

1. United States citizen or lawful permanent resident;

• If you are a permanent resident, you must have a clear plan of obtaining United States citizenship before graduation;

2. Meet selection criteria for United States federal employment;

• You must have a clear plan of obtaining a security clearance before graduation;
• This is often completed by the spnsoring agency during onboarding to a qualifying job;

3. Applicants must meet the following GPA requirements:

• 3.0+ for undergraduate applicants; or
• 3.5+ for graduate applicants;

4. Current students in the following degree programs at the University of Cincinnati:

• School of Information Technology (CECH)

                  i.    B.S. in Information Technology
                 ii.    B.S. in Cybersecurity (only open to rising junior students)
                iii.    M.S. in Information Technology
                iv.    Ph.D. in Information Technology

• Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEAS)

                  i.    B.S. in Computer Engineering
                 ii.    B.S. in Computer Science
                iii.    Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Engineering
                iv.    Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Science
                 v.    M.S. in Computer Engineering
                vi.    M.S. in Computer Science
               vii.    Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering

• School of Public and International Affairs (College of Arts & Sciences)

                  i.    B.A. in Political Science
                 ii.    B.A. in International Affairs
                iii.    B.A. in Law and Society
                iv.    M.A. in Political Science
                 v.    Social Justice Master’s of Public Administration (SJMPA)
                vi.    Ph.D. in Political Science

Please note the application for the Scholarship for Service (SFS) program is currently not accepting new applications based on guidance from the offices of SFS and OPM.