OpenFieldCitadel Center for Cyber, Intelligence, and Security Studies Fellowship
Competitive undergraduate and graduate fellowship conducting vulnerability audits on industrial IoT control systems, maritime port cyber-defenses, and geopolitical cyber warfare threat intelligence.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Citadel cadet or graduate student with 3.3+ GPA in computer science or intelligence studies
- English language proficiency
- Exempt
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Exempt
- Thesis / Research statement
- Cyber threat analysis research proposal
- Recommendation letters
- Faculty cyber director recommendation
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- $5,000 research stipend, cyber-range simulation access, and defense industry security clearance sponsorship pathway
- Application fee
- $0
- Tuition / joining costs
- Funded through Department of Defense National Centers of Academic Excellence Grant
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- March 15, 2027
- Last source review
- 2026-10-16
Important verification note
Facts reflect official The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina documentation reviewed 2026-10-16. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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