ABOUT

The Rutgers Center for Information Assurance (RCIA) is chartered to advance education, foster applied research, and serve as a liaison between Rutgers University and industry and government in the Information Assurance practice and related disciplines. RCIA aims to establish a national reputation and leadership role in the areas of information assurance, information systems, computer security, systems reliability, data mining and national security. In 2008, RU has been evaluated and certified by the Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) Program that RU courseware meets all of the elements of the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) National Training Standards for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011 and System Administrators (SA), CNSSI No. 4013 Entry Level.

Scholarship Opportunities in Information Assurance

Rutgers Center for Information Assurance (RCIA) (http://rucia.rutgers.edu) has multiple scholarship opportunities as part of the DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program.

Undergraduate and Graduate students with US citizenship are eligible for scholarships. Students must study in relevant academic disciplines, with concentrations in information assurance, including, but are not limited to Mathematics, Biometrics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Information Security, Political Science, and Business Management and Administration.

Students who are interested in applying scholarship are required to submit a letter of intent, a one-page personal statement, and a detailed curriculum vitae to RCIA director (wchaoval at rci dot rutgers dot edu) by February 9th, 2009 5pm EST.

Download the application form here.
Download the full announcement here.

DOCUMENTS

1. Designation
2. Letter of Intent for Rutgers' CAEIAE Application
3. Lucent Government Services Endorsement
4. Faculty Workload
   
   
   

VISION AND MISSION

The vision of RCIA is to serve as a forefront interdisciplinary center dedicated to developing and fostering world-class research, education, training, and career development for students and professionals in information assurance. The mission of the RCIA is to function as a multidisciplinary center of academic excellence coordinating and fostering collaborative partnerships amongst RU's Schools of Engineering and Art & Sciences, government, and industry. In addition, the RCIA promotes course development offered in a wide variety of information assurance-related areas, and incorporation of incorporate information assurance in existing courses to meet the increasing needs of the nation in the area of information assurance. The RCIA organizes and supports training programs, community events, and special purpose conferences to share and leverage synergies of information assurance concepts, technologies and resources needed by industry and government.

MEMBERSHIP IN THE RCIA

Requests for membership will be considered and approved by the Director and Associate Directors of RCIA. Faculty and industry affiliation with the RCIA is based on a voluntary basis. RCIA and its members receive formal recognition from the U.S. government, as well as opportunities for prestige and publicity, for their role in securing our nation's information systems. RCIA members are eligible to apply for scholarships and grants through the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program and the Federal Cyber Service Scholarship for Service Program (SFS). In addition, through RCIA's industry partnerships (e.g., LGS), students will be provided internship opportunities.

FUNDING

Currently RCIA is funded by Rutgers Academic Excellence Fund. Future funding from industry and government is on the horizon. Planned industry memberships will provide funds to support the center's graduate students, while university funds support various costs of operation at the center.

LINKS OF INTEREST

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence ( http://www.nsa.gov/ia/ academia/caeiae.cfm )

National Information Assurance Training and Education Consortium ( http://www.niatec.org/ )

DISA Information Assurance Support Environment ( http://mattche.iiie.disa.mil/ index2.html )

Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education ( http://www.ncisse.org/ )

United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( http://www.uscert.gov/ )

National Institute of Standards and technology Computer Security Resource Center ( http://csrc.nist.gov/ )

History of Computer Security ( http://csrc.nist.gov/ publications/history/ )

Student Opportunities in IA with the NSA ( http://www.nsa.gov/ia/ academia/acade00002.cfm )

The Center for Internet Security ( http://www.cisecurity.org/ )

National Information Assurance Partnership ( http://www.niap.nist.gov/ )

NSA Central Security Service - Information Assurance ( http://www.nsa.gov/ia/index. cfm )

Information Assurance Technical Framework Forum ( http://www.iatf.net/ )

IEEE Task Force on Information Assurance ( http://www.ieee-tfia.org/ )

Defense Information Systems Agency ( http://www.disa.mil/ )