The Stokes Scholarship is designed to recruit individuals, particularly minority high school students, who are planning on majoring in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering.

Those who are awarded the scholarship become NSA employees and will attend college full-time, but work during the summer at NSA for 12 weeks in areas related to their course of study.

Qualifications for High School Students – You must major in computer science or computer/electrical engineering and meet the following requirements:
•    Must be a U.S. citizen
•    Eligible to be granted a security clearance
•    A high school senior at the time of application
•    A minimum SAT/College Board score of 1600 (1100 Critical Reading and Math, 500 in Writing) or ACT of 25
•    A GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale is preferred
•    Demonstrated leadership abilities