Cyber Scholars Program - Transfer & Continuing Students

Open for Incoming Fall 2025 Freshmen, Transfers and Current UMBC Students
Freshmen Deadline – 1/15/2025
Transfers & Current Student Deadline – 3/1/2025

UMBC’s Cyber Scholars Program is geared towards preparing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals in an increasingly digital age. The program was launched through a generous grant from the Northrop Grumman Foundation and in partnership with the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT).

Cyber, invites all students to apply for an opportunity to become a scholar and receive:

  • Mentorship from faculty to help scholars customize their academic schedules and find internship and research opportunities;
  • Complete technically focused cybersecurity courses in addition to courses in the computing sciences;
  • At least one targeted cybersecurity internship at a local company or government organization
  • Conduct original research within their field;
  • Priority acceptance to live in the CWIT Living Learning Community housing quarters;
  • A Cyber Scholar scholarship and more!

For more information, visit: Cyber Scholars Program

Fall 2025 Freshmen: Please note if you are selected as a finalist, then you will be invited to attend a Scholar Selection Day on Saturday, February 22. During this program, you will participate in an interview and have a chance to meet other finalists. Please be sure to save this date in your calendar.

Award
$5,000 - $22,000
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please describe your educational and career goals, both short and long-term, including your intended major(s) at UMBC.
  2. What excites you about your chosen major? Describe past personal, work, school, or extracurricular experiences that have shaped your interest.
  3. Cyber Scholars are part of the larger CWIT community, whose mission is to encourage the participation and leadership of women and other underrepresented groups in computing and engineering. Discuss your experience with and/or commitment to ensuring that technology spaces are diverse, equitable, and inclusive. In what ways do your beliefs and experiences align with the CWIT mission? (Tell us your story!)
  4. If you became a Cyber Scholar, in what specific ways could you contribute to the community and to our mission? What benefits of being a Cyber Scholar are you most excited about? (see cwit.umbc.edu for information about our mission and programs)
  5. Honors College: Indicate if you are interested in also applying to the Honors College.
  6. Provide two (2) Recommendation Letters (Optional)
    • List the name & e-mail of a STEM Teacher or Academic Counselor.
    • List the name & e-mail of a STEM Teacher or Academic Counselor.
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