HOBOKEN, N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology has been awarded $850,672 in scholarship money from the National Science Foundation to support students pursuing degree programs at Stevens in cybersecurity. The interdisciplinary team leading the scholarship effort includes Professor Susanne Wetzel (Computer Science), who serves as the Principal Investigator, Professor David Naumann (Computer Science), as well as Professors Rajarathnam Chandramouli and Koduvayur Subbalakshmi of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Stevens.
As part of the Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, students accepted to the program will participate in an internship with a Federal agency and will be required to work for the government for at least two years after graduation.
"This scholarship program will not only allow Stevens to further build its strengths and efforts in cybersecurity, but it will also allow us to ensure that the best of the best are being sent to the Federal workforce to protect the government's critical information infrastructure," said Wetzel.
At Stevens, the scholarship program includes both undergraduate and graduate students. All students in the program graduate with a master's degree, as undergraduate students participating in the program required to enrolled in the five-year combined bachelor's and master's program. In order to be eligible for the scholarships, students must be U.S. citizens and must commit to two years in the Federal workforce. Undergraduate students will primarily be part of the cybersecurity degree program. Graduate scholars will mainly pursue a security-related program in computer science or computer/electrical engineering. In all, the grant will provide for 11 two-year scholarships covering tuition and a stipend.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as TechnogenesisR, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens' graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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