Purpose

To provide financial support for a graduate student enrolled in the following IT&E graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance or PhD in Information Technology with concentration in Information Security & Assurance.

Sources of Funding

This fellowship has been created by a generous contribution from the Information Systems Security Association-Northern Virginia Chapter (ISSA-NOVA) in memory of Laurie McQuillian, one of the its founding members. ISSA-NOVA contribution is being matched by GMU's Center for Secure Information Systems (CSIS) and School of Information Technology and Engineering (IT&E).

Student Eligibility

Student eligibility criteria for ISSA-NOVA fellowship are as follows:

• The fellowship is open to graduate level students (Master and/or Doctoral Degree) with a major in Information Assurance and/or Computer System Security.
• The recipient student must be enrolled for 6 credit hours per semester.
• The selected student must possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• The student must be a US Citizen and reside in the United States.
• The student must agree that his/her name may be used by ISSA and ISSA-NOVA in the promotion of the ISSA-NOVA Chapter, which may or may not include the use of his/her picture in the promotion of chapter activities. Promotional materials may be in hardcopy or electronic form to include emailed newsletters or the ISSA international and/or chapter website.

Amount of the Award

One fellowship in the amount of $10,000 is available for the academic year 2010-2011.

Deadline

July 15, 2010. Award will be announced by August 15, 2010.

Application Format

Applications should include the following items

• A cover sheet that includes your name, email and postal addresses, as well as phone number
• Copies of your undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• Two letters of recommendation.

Submission

Mail your application to: Professor Sushil Jajodia, Mail Stop 5B5, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444.

Past Recipients

2009-2010: Paul Seymer

2008-2009: Robert Hermanns

2007-2008: Charles Smutz

2006-2007: Kamaleldin M Mohamed

2005-2006: Kristin Baldasssaro

2004-2005: Robert L. Heinemann, Jr.