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Scholarship draws in future cyber experts

Uncle Sam wants you to tackle cybersecurity, and he\'s willing to send you to school for it.

Federal News Network Staff

November 15, 2011 7:29 pm

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Uncle Sam wants you to tackle cybersecurity, and he’s willing to send you to school for it. As the nation becomes increasingly aware of how vulnerable we are to cyber-attacks, the cybersecurity scholarship program is getting a boost. A qualified student will have his tuition, housing and and books covered for two years and and additional stipend of $30,000, The Guardian reports

After graduation the student will receive an average of fivejob offers and will be required to work at a federal agency for at least two years.

The Examiner reports there are around 145 universities that currently have a qualifying computer-science program including George Washington University in D.C. and John’s Hopkins in Baltimore.

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