"Established in 2000, the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program provides college tuition and a stipend to awardees, who, in return, commit to working in a government cybersecurity role upon graduation. It's backed by the Office of Personnel Management and National Science Foundation, the latter of which awards scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate participants, including PhD candidates."
"The program has long been deemed a reliable pathway for cream-of-the-crop students to enter public service, namely those with the technical and policy chops who want to serve the nation through cyber means. But an email issued in August of this year painted a different picture. Campus program heads were told that the upcoming annual career fair was cancelled, according to a copy viewed by Nextgov/FCW."
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service provides tuition and stipends to students who commit to federal cybersecurity roles, funded by the National Science Foundation and backed by the Office of Personnel Management. Scholarships cover up to three years and include undergraduate, graduate and PhD participants. The program traditionally places students into agencies and the Defense Department, including the NSA and Department of Energy, as well as state, local, tribal and territorial governments. The annual Washington, D.C. career fair is required attendance for recipients. In August, campus program heads were told the fair was cancelled and many events were moved virtual or cancelled, amid administration-driven federal workforce restructuring that has affected the hiring pipeline.
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