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Nightwing Scholarship
Direct application
$5,000
1 winner
Eligibility
Major
Computer Science
Education level
Graduate
Year of study
Second year
Grades
GPA 3+
About this scholarship
Undergraduate sophomores through seniors or graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges with a 3.0 or higher GPA pursuing cyber intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science, or related STEM majors may apply. One tuition award of $5,000 is available.
Submit the online application with a professor recommendation, a 250-word financial-need essay, and official electronic transcripts. The application opens October 1; deadline is November 30.
Offered by Nightwing and the AFCEA Educational Foundation to advance national security in the cyber intelligence community.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Online application
- Professor recommendation letter
- Financial-need essay of 250 words or fewer
- Official electronic transcripts
- Completed application form
- At least one letter of recommendation from a professor at the applicant's current institution (PDF via email)
- Official transcript(s) reflecting all college-level coursework, including the Fall 2025 semester
- Minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA; open to undergraduate (sophomore/junior/senior) and graduate students pursuing cyber/intelligence/national-security studies