Every January, an exclusive career fair in Washington, D.C., draws hundreds of top students from across the country meet with dozens of federal agencies looking to hire talent.

Established in 2000, the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program provides college tuition and a stipend to awardees who commit to working in a government cybersecurity role upon graduation. It’s backed by the Office of Personnel Management and National Science Foundation, the latter of which awards scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate participants, including Ph.D candidates.

The program has long been deemed a reliable pathway for cream-of-the-crop students to enter public service, namely those with the technical and policy chops who want to serve the nation

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