Education

Funding and Research Opportunities

Many national security professional development and funding opportunities are offered by external organizations at the local, national and international levels. The GNSI team has compiled a list of internal and external opportunities for USF students seeking internships, fellowships, additional funding, and research presentation opportunities.

Featured Funding Opportunities
Women’s Overseas Service League Award $500 03/01/2026
Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Fellowship - 01/26/2026
Women in Defense Scholarship Award $500 - $1,000  03/04/2026
American Foreign Policy Council Internship  $1,000  03/15/2026
ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship Award Stipend 04/08/2026
STEM Major Scholarships for Undergraduate Students Award $10,000 05/01/2026
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Scholarship $40,000  01/31/2026
Call for Submissions: ARCHIVE Internship  - 01/30/2025
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship  Conference Presentation $3,000  02/03/2026
The Fund for American Studies Internships Award Unpaid 03/05/2026
Boren Fellowships for Graduate Students Fellowship - 01/21/2026
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation Scholarship $15,000  01/30/2026
Raymond J. Cunningham Prize for Undergraduate Articles Award $20,000 03/15/2026
Samantha Jennings-Jones Memorial Scholarship Scholarship $5,000  03/03/2026
vCISO Cybersecurity Scholarship Award $5,000  05/31/2026
National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholars Program Award $5,000  11/17/2026
ORNL Pathways to Computing Internship Program (PCIP) - Summer 2026 Internship $1,000  01/30/2026
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Scholarship $40,000  01/15/2026
Institute for Science and International Security Internship  Unpaid Rolling basis
Moorman Scholarship Scholarship  $10,000 03/06/2026
Dream.Org Tech Scholarship Fund Scholarship  $3,500  03/06/2026