The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service

The global demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high, with 3.5 million vacant positions worldwide and more than 700,000 in the U.S. alone.

UMass Dartmouth received a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program that will provide up to three years of support for students pursuing cybersecurity education. The program aims to address the national demand for a diverse cybersecurity workforce and prepare master’s-level professionals for government cybersecurity positions.

Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.

UMass Dartmouth has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research through the academic year 2025 by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

UMass Dartmouth faculty members Liudong Xing, PhD, and Gokhan Kul, PhD receive CyberCorps Scholarship for Service certification from government officials Dr. James L. Moore III , Assistant Director for STEM Education, National Science Foundation (NSF), Mr. Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Mr. Rob Shriver, Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and Dr. Suzanne Nielsen, Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Workforce, Education, and Training , Office of the National Cyber Director, Executive Office of the President

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