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DECREE VI Scholars Summer Program

Application deadline is May 21st, 2025.

If you are interested, please contact us at viceroydecree-admin@khoury.northeastern.edu.

Welcome to the DECREE VI Scholars Summer Program! This program is designed to enhance your skills and knowledge in cybersecurity, offering a variety of engaging educational activities and opportunities for professional development. The activities that are part of the summer program are detailed below:

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All activities need to start by June 2025 and completed by November 2025.

Prepare for DoD-Approved Certifications

Enhance your credentials by preparing and taking a Department of Defense-approved cybersecurity certification exams:

  • Security + (SY0-701): Build foundational security skills and knowledge.
  • CySA + (CS0-003): Incident detection, prevention and response through continuous security monitoring.
  • PenTest + (PT0-002): Focus on penetration testing and offensive security measures.

Read more about Pentest+ DoD approval here.

Complete Cybersecurity Hands-on Batches with PentesterLab

Advance your cybersecurity skills by completing the following badge courses on PentesterLab over the summer:

  • Blue Badge: Start here if you’re new to cybersecurity and learn the basics.
  • Green Badge: Dive into specific techniques for exploiting serialized data.
  • Orange Badge: Further your understanding of security with more complex challenges.

Different badges can be completed based on scholars background.

Engage in Industry and Research

  • Attend Local Cybersecurity Professional Conferences: Network with professionals or rechearchers and learn from experts at events realted to the VICEROY areas. There is a limited funding for these conferences determine by each University.
  • Organize an Professional or Research Seminar: Plan and host a seminar on a topic aligned with VICEROY areas.

Biweekly Reflections

If you are joining any of these summer oportunities, you are required to submit a biweekly report reflecting on their summer activities.

If you are a DECREE Scholar interested in any of these activities, apply here. Additionally, join our LinkedIn group to expand your professional network.