Other Opportunities
SOCOM Ignite
Description: SOCOM Ignite is a yearly innovation pipeline that brings together Special Operations Forces operators, military students, and researchers to find solutions to real-world problems such as big data analytics, smart sensors, unmanned system autonomy and swarming, human-machine teaming, AI/ML, and generating real-time actionable intelligence from battlefield sensors.
Link: https://ignite.ll.mit.edu/ignite/
Cyber Direct Commissioning Program
Description: The Cyber Direct Commissioning Program provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build and establish the future of the Army’s Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Warfare capabilities. If you’re passionate about expertly employing, innovating, developing, and/or engineering cyber-related solutions, capabilities, and technologies as a part of a small team, this may be the opportunity for you.
Link: https://talent.army.mil/job/cyber-officer/
SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program
Description: The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for STEM students.
Link: https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en
Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA) Description: The DoD Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA) is both a scholarship program for the DoD, and a capacity building tool for the nation. The program is intended to prepare the DoD workforce to deal with threats against the Department’s critical information system and networks. LInk: https://www.dodemergingtech.com/dod-programs/cyber-service-academy-csa/