Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Opportunities
The Center for Cyber and AI at CSUSB offers students interested in federal, state, and local government employment tuition assistance opportunities including the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service program and the Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy program:
CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS)
The CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at CSUSB started in 2009. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the SFS program assists students with tuition, books, and a monthly stipend. Upon graduation, these students must work in federal, state, local, or tribal government for two years (or equivalent to the length of the scholarship). Scholarships range from up to $57k for undergrads and up to $85k for graduates. To date, over 130 students have completed the program at CSUSB.
Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program (CSA)
The Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program at CSUSB started in 2016. Reemerging from its origins in 2001 with the help of local Congressman Pete Aguilar, the program provides designated Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity (CAE in Cyber Defense, CAE in Operations, and CAE in Research) the opportunity to submit proposals to develop a grant-funded scholarship program. As a CAE in Cyber Defense, CSUSB can submit students for selection each year. Students selected to participate in the program receive assistance with tuition as well as a stipend (up to $29,000 for undergraduates and up to $34,000 for graduates) to cover room and board. To date, two students have completed the program at CSUSB.
Apprenticeships
Experience CSUSB’s new and expanding “Earn While You Learn” apprenticeship program to get connected with Inland Empire employers currently hiring cyber program students. Apprentices gain meaningful income and university credit toward cyber degrees for on-the-job-training:
Inland Empire Cybersecurity Initiative (IECI)
The Inland Empire Cybersecurity Initiative (IECI) apprenticeship program provides an opportunity for CSUSB cyber program students to gain state apprenticeship certification and employment with IECI industry partners while attaining their academic degree.