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Senior Military Colleges

Six Senior Military College Cyber Institutes offering the Cyber Leader Development Program (CLDP), paid DoW cyber internships, and industry certifications for students.

·KEY FACTS
TypeResearch, Internship, Multi
AudienceFor Students, For Institutions
Sub-serviceResearch / Internships
CycleOpen BAA + cyclical calls
Next deadlineRolling · Quarterly review
Office of recordCAEO · Fund Talent
·01 — What is Senior Military Colleges?

A program built for the cyber mission.

Senior Military Colleges is part of CAEO's portfolio. It connects participants to the resources, mentorship, and pathways needed to move forward in cyber.
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Aligned problems

Topics shaped by USCYBERCOM, NSA, DARPA, and component cyber leads.

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Cleared talent

Faculty and graduate researchers cleared into mission spaces.

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Path to transition

Programs to move promising research from lab to operational use.

·02 — Related programs

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Scholarship-for-Service program providing full academic funding for undergraduate or graduate cyber study, with guaranteed DoW cyber employment upon graduation.

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