These are competitive scholarships. Minimum eligibility criteria include:
1. You must be either a current or prospective student enrolled by the beginning of scholarship award semester in at least one of the following programs:
a. Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
b. Master of Science in Cybersecurity
c. Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
d. Undergraduate Minor in Cybersecurity
e. Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
(If you have not already declared a certificate or minor, you may do so by application to be eligible for the scholarship. Please talk to your academic advisor to declare your certificate/minor in cybersecurity.)
2. Minimum cumulative campus GPA of 3.0 in the current or most recent program
3. Scholarship Awardees must commit to attending and speaking at an official scholarship awards ceremony to be held during middle of award semester. Depending on the COVID-19 restrictions, the awardees may be asked to create short video statements instead of the in-person awards ceremony and/or participate in a virtual ceremony.
4. Past US Bank or Mastercard cybersecurity scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply.
Application Instructions
1.
Students must complete this application form (click Next below)
2.
An essay describing student interest and background in cybersecurity and why the student will be a good candidate for the scholarship (to be entered through this application form; maximum 300 words)
3.
A current resume (MS Word or PDF file) emailed to Dr. Shaji Khan (
shajikhan@umsl.edu) with subject line: “US Bank Cybersecurity Scholarship Application"
Evaluation and Award Procedure
1.
The scholarship committee will evaluate all applications and announce the results typically within 15 days of application deadline.
2.
Scholarship awards will be credited to your student account during the award semester.
Please contact Dr. Shaji Khan (
shajikhan@umsl.edu) if you have additional questions.
