Job Title: Stokes Educational Scholarship Program - STEM (Maryland)

Responsibilities:
If you are selected as a program participant, you are required to work in your area of study at NSA after your college graduation for at least one-and-a-half times your length of study. If you resign from the Stokes Educational program prior to satisfying your commitment, you will be required to pay back the government for your tuition and mandatory educational fees. Students accepted into the program must maintain at least a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale each semester/quarter in the freshman year and a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale each semester/quarter after the freshman year.



Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule:
Salary: $34,803 annually (GG 2 Step 1)



How To Apply - External:
Program applications will be accepted 1 September through 1 October. Please read and follow all application instructions to ensure that your application packet is complete.

** PLEASE NOTE: This is a two part application, you must apply to this job posting AND email required documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The deadline for online applications is 1 October and all information submitted by email must be sent by 1 October to be eligible for consideration.

We are accepting applications from high school seniors planning to major in Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, or Computer/Electrical Engineering as part of their college program.

To apply for the Stokes Educational Scholarship Program-STEM, applicants must first:

Click the 'Apply' button located at the top right of this posting. After completing the application for the first time, or reviewing previously entered information, and clicking the 'Submit' button, you will receive a confirmation email. Please ensure your spam filters are configured to accept emails from noreply@intelligencecareers.gov.

Under Applicant Personal information:
-Full Name
-Street Address
-City, State & Zip Code
-E-mail Address
-Phone Number
-Date of Birth

Under Resume Objective:
-Required College Major (Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, Computer or Electrical Engineering)
-Highest SAT score for Math, Verbal and Writing (if taken)
-ACT scores (if taken)

Under Work Experience:
-Past and current employment
-Volunteer work
-Extracurricular activities
-School activities


Under Education
-High School name, un-weighted GPA, expected graduation date

Under Other Professional Details
-AP and/or IB courses taken/taking
-Any college courses taken/taking
-Leadership positions held
-Other technical skills

Once your application has been submitted online, please submit the following via email to Stokeshiring@uwe.nsa.gov (Please send all of these items in one packet):
-Resume
-Two Letters of Recommendation (ex: must be teachers from technical courses who can attest to your academic ability)
-One-page essay entitled, \

DCIPS Disclaimer:
The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions in the NSA are in the Excepted Services under 10 United States Codes (USC) 1601 appointment authority.