The program is described in detail at the Information Assurance Scholarship Program web site. This PDF is also a good source of information.

Benefits

• Tuition, books, and a $15,000 per year stipend; and
• Information security internships with the Department of Defense

Obligations

• Take certain courses and maintain the required GPA;
• Obtain and maintain elegibility for a security clearance; and
• A period of obligated service with the Department of Defense (in detail, from the web site: "If all conditions are met, Information Assurance Scholars who elect to serve a period of obligated service as civilian employees will receive full-time permanent positions with the Department of Defense on program completion. Alternately, scholarship recipients may elect to serve a period of obligated service as a member of the National Guard or Reserves.")

There are also various citizenship and scholarship requirements described at that site. Please read that site carefully, because you need to know what is involved should you be offered, and decide to accept, the scholarship.

Application Procedure

To apply, please email the completed application to either:

• Dr. Sukumaran Nair: nair at lyle dot smu dot edu
• or
• Dr. Mitch Thornton: mitch at lyle dot smu dot edu

Please make the obvious changes to the email addresses (the format is to prevent spam address reaping). Use the subject line "IASP Application".
They will evaluae the application and forward it to the National Security Agency.

Questions

If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact Dr. Nair or Dr. Thornton at their above email addresses.