Scholarships

An applicant must:

• be a female registered full-time at LSU New Orleans
• be enrolled with a major or minor in the department of Computer Science
• be enrolled in or completed CS2125
• exhibit dedication to the field of Computer Science

An applicant must:

• be enrolled with a major in the department of Computer Science
• be enrolled in or completed CS2125 (Data Structures)
• be in good standing with the University.

Eligibility:

• Must be US citizen
• Must be enrolled at LSU New Orleans
• Must be a Junior-level student or higher, includes Masters or PhD.
• Must be pursuing a degree toward cybersecurity
• Must maintain GPA: 3.2 (undergraduate) or 3.5 (graduate)

Responsibilities:

• Student commits to work for DoD for at least one year after graduating
• Student is required to serve in a DoD internship position during summer
• Student cannot obtain any other scholarships/fellowships

Eligibility:

• The Office of Financial Aid will be asked to provide need and scholarship numbers on a per-student basis, and the recipients will be chosen by the Department based on merit and eligibility. If you have been chosen for this scholarship you will be notified shortly, and you will need to either accept or decline within 24 hours. In order to maintain this scholarship in a full Fall-Spring cycle the student must remain in good standing with the University.

Eligibility:

• Students who have significant financial need, and who have taken, or are in danger of having to take gap semesters in order to pay for school, and who also have above a 2.5 GPA will be eligible for this scholarship.The Department, based on data both from the office of Financial Aid and from conversations with students and students’ academic history will identify students who will be given these awards on a semester-by-semester basis. These will typically be restricted to students with less than 45 credit hours to degree completion, with exceptions to be made at the discretion of the Department.

Application:

• Students who have been chosen for this scholarship will be notified shortly, and you will need to either accept or decline within 24 hours.

Application:

• If you are interested in being a Mentor, please reach out to Dr. Summa prior to the start of the semester. Qualified students should email [email protected] with [CSCI MENTOR APPLY] at the beginning of the subject line.

Application:

1. Review the Eligibility Requirements listed below to ensure that you are eligible to apply.
2. Review the list of mentors.
3. Complete and submit an online application (to come).
   Note: A single application initiates consideration for both programs. However, only science majors are eligible for CoSURP awards. Only one award will be made per student.