Programs

Shaping Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Workforce

Explore programs designed to build cybersecurity expertise through hands-on learning, leadership development, mentorship, and career-focused training. These opportunities help students and professionals gain the skills and experience needed to succeed in cybersecurity, government, industry, and national defense.

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Programs

These initiatives prepare students for impactful careers supporting national security, government, and the evolving cyber workforce.

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CLDP

Cyber Leader Development Program

The Department of Defense/Department of War (DoD/DoW) has partnered with Texas A&M University to establish the Cyber Leader Development Program (CLDP), which prepares select students for military or civilian careers with DoD/DoW organizations.

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COSU

Cyber Operations Special Unit

The Cyber Operations Special Unit is a special unit of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, used to train cadets in the technical knowledge required to work in the field of cybersecurity. As proof of training, the Cyber Operations Special Unit competes on a national level in Cybersecurity.

VICEROY

Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ

Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) is a program intended to help support the development of an enhanced and expanded pipeline for future cyber leaders. Students who participate in the program will be trained in technology areas of critical importance to our National Defense Strategy.

Scholarship Programs

These programs provide financial assistance, specialized training, and pathways to develop the next generation of cyber professionals.

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DoW CSA

DoW Cyber Service Academy

The purposes of the DoD/DoW Cyber Service Academy (DoD/DoW CSA) are to recruit and retain well-qualified personnel for work in the vital cybersecurity field and to cultivate continuing capacity for cybersecurity workforce development at select institutions of higher learning (CAEs) throughout the United States.

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CyberAI SFS

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

The CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS) program is an extension, reflected in a new name, of the long-standing CyberCorps® SFS program. Building on longstanding success, the CyberAI SFS program will enhance the CyberCorps® SFS model to include specialized competencies in AI.