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href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/cybercorps\/\">CyberCorps<\/a>: Scholarship for Service interns onboard this summer due to the impacts of the federal funding lapse and the current administrative situation at <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security-dhs\/\">DHS<\/a>. For some applicants, agency representatives acknowledged that the cancellations represent a second consecutive year of disrupted placement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The National Science Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/national-science-foundation\/\">NSF<\/a>) leads and manages the program, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/office-of-personnel-management-opm\/\">OPM<\/a>) and DHS. The program covers tuition and provides stipends for students specializing in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. In exchange, graduates must complete an internship and subsequently work in federal service for a period equal to the duration of their scholarship. <\/p>\n<p>An OPM official told CyberScoop the agency is \u201cactively in contact with all Federal cabinet agencies on this topic, and are confident that we will place nearly all eligible Scholarship for Service participants within the next couple months.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An NSF spokesperson declined to comment. CISA did not respond to CyberScoop\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>The sudden closure of agency pipelines highlights how federal job seekers are currently navigating a paralyzed hiring environment, exacerbated by budget turmoil at DHS and proposed workforce reductions under the Trump administration. The White House\u2019s fiscal 2027 budget would <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-budget-proposal-would-cut-hundreds-of-millions-more-from-cisa\/\">slash CISA\u2019s budget<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/budget_fy2027.pdf\">$707 million<\/a>, according to a summary released earlier this month, which would deeply chop down an agency that already took a big hit in President Donald Trump\u2019s first year.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told CyberScoop Tuesday that CISA has been reaching out to internship applicants who had participated in a virtual job fair held in February, where they were told that the agency would have 100 internship roles available. However, applicants were warned that the agency would not be able to hire anyone until the agency was funded. <\/p>\n<p>Program participants expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cyber-scholarship-for-service-students-say-government-has-pulled-rug-on-them-potentially-burdening-them-with-debt\/\">regret to CyberScoop last November<\/a> over taking part in an initiative that binds them to an employer currently unable to hire them. Program administrators have reportedly advised students to get creative in their job searches, a directive that caused frustration among participants who rely on standard federal placement pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the growing backlog of unplaced graduates, OPM <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/opm-nsf-cybercorps-sfs-mass-deferment-government-shutdown\/\">announced plans to collaborate<\/a> with the National Science Foundation on a mass deferment. OPM Director Scott Kupor stated that the deferment will be implemented after the government shutdown resolves, providing graduates additional time to secure qualifying positions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The structural breakdown of the CyberCorps pipeline presents long-term challenges for the federal government\u2019s ability to recruit technical talent. The United States currently faces an estimated 500,000 open cybersecurity positions. The scholarship program was historically viewed as a reliable mechanism to bypass private-sector wage competition and secure early-career talent for the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/congress-dhs-funding-expel-members-swalwell-iran-war-rcna303779\">are currently battling over bills<\/a> that would end the DHS shutdown. <\/p>\n<p><em>Tim Starks contributed to this story. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.3717008797654\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"14\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cisa-cancels-summer-internships-for-cyber-scholarship-students-amid-dhs-funding-lapse-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Greg Otto\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Greg Otto<\/h4>\n<p> Greg Otto is Editor-in-Chief of CyberScoop, overseeing all editorial content for the website. 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