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Welcome to the CACED Scholarships
Scholarships
DoD Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA)
The Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA) (formerly the DoD Cyber Scholarship Program) is both a scholarship program for the DoD and a capacity-building tool for the nation. The program results from the DoD and Congress’s commitment to supporting higher education to prepare the DoD workforce to deal with threats against the Department’s critical information system and networks.
2025-26 NEW STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETURNING SCHOLAR APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS FEBRUARY 1, 2025
What are the eligibility requirements for the DoD CSA Scholarship Program?
To be eligible for a DoD CSA opportunity, you must meet all of the following minimum requirements:
You must be:
- 18 years of age or older
- a citizen of the United States at the time of application to the DoD CSA Scholarship Program.
- (note, if family members are not U.S. Citizens, some DoD Agencies may be unable to process the applicant (student) to the security clearance level required. Every effort will be made to assign eligible students at an Agency without such restrictions.)
- enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) in one of the identified NCAE-C colleges or universities, or enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) at an institution selected by a NCAE-C as a collaborative partner. Click here to see a list of NCAE-C colleges and universities.
You must have:
completed (or by August 2024 will have completed)
at a minimum:
- the first year of an associate’s degree; or
- first two years of an undergraduate degree program; or
- a bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree
And be eligible to:
- begin a second year of an associate’s degree (with continuation to a 4-year degree program); or
- begin either the third or fourth year of an undergraduate degree program; or
- begin the first or second year of a Master’s degree program; or
- pursue doctoral studies
Campus Location:
Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building 405
Mailing Address:
College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering, and Design
Campus Box 30B
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362