CMSC421
Principles of Operating Systems

DoD Information Assurance Scholarships to UMBC

We seek student applications from UMBC students for work-for-study scholarships to UMBC under the DoD Information Assurance (IA) Scholarship Program (IASP) For details, see: http://www.defenselink.mil/nii/iasp .

***Application Due: 12noon, Wednesday, February 8, 2006.***

Benefits and Obligations:

Each recipient will receive full tuition, room and board, books, and stipend ($10,000 undergraduates, $15,000 graduate students). In return, the recipient must work for DoD (for pay) for one year for year of scholarship. Each recipient will also engage in a summer internship at DoD (for pay).

Eligibility Requirements (selected):

junior, senior, MS, or PhD student status in CMSC or related field at UMBC (including IS, math, EE, CE)
USA citizen
willingness to obtain top-secret security clearance

Expectations:

We seek outstanding students with strong interest, coursework, and other experience in IA. The program is highly competitive (last year about 36 new scholarships were awarded nationally, including one UMBC undergraduate). Among other qualifications, we seek students with high SAT or GRE test scores (preferably SAT > 1400), high GPA (preferably over 3.7 on a 4-point scale), and strong letters of recommendations from regular UMBC faculty.

How to Apply:

Submit complete application materials by 12noon, February 8, 2006, to:
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Jane Gethman, ITE Room 325F, UMBC
email  jgethman@umbc.edu
tele 410-455-2713
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Send email to Dr. Alan Sherman letting him know your intention to apply
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email  dralansherman@starpower.net
tele 410 455 2666
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Be sure to include all information required ( see http://www.defenselink.mil/nii/iasp ). This information includes completed application forms, a resume, a summary of awards, letters of reference and in particular, a competency statement. These forms must be legible (therefore typed if at all possible), complete and accurate. Please note, the competency statement is very important. One hard original, two hard copies, and two soft CDs in read-only format are required.