The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center has awarded all of its available SFS scholarships and funded 42 students and has a 100% placement rate of students fulfilling their government service obligations.
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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. CyberAI is defined broadly to include (a) the use of AI in cybersecurity operations and (b) the security and resilience of AI systems themselves.
Through the Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, Texas A&M University provides scholarships to outstanding students studying in the fields of engineering-based AI and cybersecurity with preference towards programs of study that combine both elements such as the Computer Science and Engineering Departments:
- MS or BS in Artificial Intelligence
- MS or BS in Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Minor
- AI Minor
- Cyber Operations Certificate
- Combinations of the above as part of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Programs
The Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center is very focused on engaging with the Federal Government. For examples of this outreach, please review the presentation the current SFS team was invited to present at the most recent SFS PI Conference in January of 2026.
Benefits:
- Tuition and fees
- Annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, and graduate: $37,000)
- A $6,000 per academic year professional development allowance for SFS job fair (required), travel, professional certification etc.
Recipient Responsibility:
In return for receiving scholarship benefits, each scholarship recipient incurs certain
obligations:
- During the summers while enrolled in the program, each student will be responsible for securing an AI or cybersecurity-related internship position at a federal, state, or local government agency.
- Upon graduation, each student will be required to work in a qualified AI or cybersecurity related position for a federal, state, local, or tribal government agency or a qualified national laboratory. The work requirement time period matches the supported time period for supported semesters.
For example, a full two-year scholarship requires two years of federal employment. Each student is responsible for identifying, applying for, and securing a qualified position.
Click here for a list of qualifying Federal Executive & Non-Executive Agencies. - Participate in regular research and academic development meetings and/or seminars.
- Students who withdraw from or do not meet their obligations to Texas A&M’s Scholarship for Service Program will need to repay the portion of the scholarship they used through a conversion of the scholarship to an educational loan.
- Prior to starting the program, students will accept these obligations and terms, including
repayment, through signed agreements with OPM and with Texas A&M University.
Requirements and Eligibility:
Students interested in participating in the SFS program must be:
- A United States citizen or permanent resident.
- Have demonstrated academic success on a full-time basis at Texas A&M University
- Will be a Texas A&M undergraduate junior or senior, or a graduate student in the semester following their application.
- Able to meet selection criteria for federal, state, or local government employment.
As final job placement is likely to require a security clearance, each scholarship
recipient may be required to undergo the background investigation required to
obtain such a clearance. - Competitive students will have a strong GPA in an engineering-based AI or Cybersecurity program for their major (Minimum 3.0).
- Will have successfully applied to the FBI InfraGard program: https://www.infragardnational.org/
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