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Cyber-Resilience Resource Center

Cyber-Resilience Fellowship

Become a CRRC fellow.
Make a real impact.
Build real experience.


  1. What You'll Do

    • Support the CRRC’s day-to-day operations and cybersecurity projects
    • Work on real threats impacting WV’s critical infrastructure
    • Collaborate with experienced faculty, staff, and professionals

  2. Who Can Apply

    • Any West Virginia undergraduate or graduate student
    • Great fit for Cybersecurity, MIS, CYBR, BUDA, CS, or STEM fields

  3. Why It Matters

    • Gain hands-on experience beyond the classroom
    • Play a key role in making West Virginia safer and more resilient
    • Build skills while doing meaningful work

  4. Fellowship Benefits

    • Paid position
    • Technical skill-building and applied learning
    • Interactive access to real projects and mentorship with industry experts

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of student volunteers on a real-world cybersecurity project to assist an organization.
  • Coordinate interactions between project partners, students, and faculty to ensure project completion.
  • Facilitate undergraduate and graduate cyber-resilience projects and identify needed resources for project scope and success.
  • Provide programming and technology support for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Support learning outcomes and the mission of the CRRC.
  • Attend a project management boot camp at the beginning of each term.

Qualifications

  • Must be enrolled as an undergraduate student at a West Virginia higher education institution throughout the Fall 2025 semester and preferably the Spring 2026 semester.
  • Students majoring or minoring in MIS, CS, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Cyber Forensics, or STEM are preferred.
  • The Cyber-Resilience fellow must be enrolled as a full-time student, who is not on academic notice, and possesses a high academic standing.
  • Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience with technology tools used in information technology, systems administration, cybersecurity, networking, cyber forensics, data analytics, and programming is preferred.