Tuition + stipend in exchange for service.
Tuition + stipend
Full tuition, fees, books, and a monthly stipend through completion of your program.
Summer internship
Paid summer placements at DoW components, labs, and operational commands.
Service commitment
Year-for-year service commitment in a qualifying federal cyber role after graduation.
Are you a fit?
·ELIGIBILITY- U.S. citizen
- Enrolled or admitted at a CAE-CD designated institution
- Pursuing a cyber-related degree
- Background investigation eligibility
- +Full tuition and required fees
- +Monthly stipend ($25K–$37K)
- +Paid summer internship at a federal cyber component
- +Guaranteed placement to a qualifying federal cyber role
Four steps. Rolling review.
- 01
Confirm eligibility
Review the current solicitation and verify you or your institution qualify.
- 02
Prepare materials
Gather transcripts, statements, and institutional endorsements.
- 03
Submit in portal
File through the CAEO common applicant portal before the deadline.
- 04
Service placement
CAEO works with hiring components to match scholars to roles before graduation.
What this program produced last cycle.
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