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MISSION
Establish academic cyber institutes at institutions of higher learning, to develop foundational expertise in critical cyber and spectrum operational skills for future military and civilian leaders of the Armed Forces and the Department of Defense (DoD), including such leaders of the reserve components.
Leadership and funding for the VICEROY program is provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate and the Griffiss Institute.
WHAT MAKES VICEROY UNIQUE?
Foundational Skills
Experiential Learning
Operational Application
VICEROY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Exposes scholars to exciting and challenging applied national security problems at DoD labs or facilities
- Hands-on, experiential learning and internship opportunities matching the critical cyber-spectrum workforce demands
- Hosts a dynamic cyber-spectrum competition for VICEROY Scholars
- Eliminates logistic and financial barriers impeding the pursuit of DoD internships and careers
- Mentorship available towards development of scholars’ interest and proficiencies to complement studies in cyber
- Strategic Foreign Languages, Cryptography, and Data Science