FY06 Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP)

1. PURPOSE: TO SOLICIT QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR THE CY06 INFORMATION ASURANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
(IASP).
2. BACKGROUND: THE IASP ANNUALLY PROVIDES THE MARINE CORPS THE
ABILITY TO DEVELOP THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE WORKFORCE THROUGH
PARTICIPATION IN A FULLY FUNDED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE
IASP PREPARES MARINES AND CIVILIAN MARINES FOR DUTY IN HIGH
VISIBILITY INFORMATION ASSURANCE ASSIGNMENTS SUCH AS THOSE AT HQMC,
MARINE FORCES HEADQUARTERS, AND IN THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. 
FILLING THESE BILLETS IS CRITICAL FOR THE MARINE CORPS TO MEET THE
INFORMATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IT FACES IN THE 21ST
CENTURY. THE IASP IS OPEN TO MARINE ENLISTED AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
AS ANNOTATED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 THROUGH 6 OF THIS DOCUMENT.
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO MARINE CORPS APPLICANTS INCLUDE THE AIR FORCE
INSTITIUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AFIT), NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS),
AND THE INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE (IRMC) OF THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY FOR PROGRAMS IN RESIDENCE. THE IRMC
ALSO OFFERS ONLINE COURSES. REF A PROVIDES THE PROGRAM OFFERINGS
AND AVAILABLE COURSES OF STUDY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM.
3. GENERAL INFORMATION.
 A. THE CY06 INFORMATION ASSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BOARD FOR 
 ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WILL CONVENE 23 JANUARY 2006 AT HQMC C4. 
 APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 13 JANUARY 2006 AT HQMC C4. 
 B. APPLICATIONS FOR CIVILIAN MARINES MUST BE RECEIVED AT HQMC 
 MPC-30 BY 16 DECEMBER 05. 
 C. APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR ATTENDANCE AT AFIT OR NPS WILL BE 
 ORDERED TO THE SCHOOL IN CALENDAR YEAR 2006 WITH A REPORT DATE 
 DURING JULY, AUGUST, OR SEPTEMBER AS APPROPRIATE.
 D. APPLICANTS SHOULD REVIEW THE REFERENCES TO SEE THE DEGREE 
 PROGRAM OFFERINGS FOR THE IASP. APPLICATION PACKAGE 
 SPECIFICS ARE ENUMERATED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THIS MESSAGE.
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL.
 A. ACTIVE DUTY MARINE.
 1. MUST HAVE BETWEEN 12 AND 22 YEARS OF SERVICE.
 2. MUST NOT HAVE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER RANK.
 3. MUST MEET REENLISTMENT REQUIRMENTS ESTABLISHED BY DC M&RA.
 4. MUST HAVE COMPLETED INFORMATION ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN COURSE 
 (CID M09BNJ1)
 5. MUST HOLD THE PRIMARY MOS OF 0689.
 6. MUST NOT REACH SERVICE LIMITATIONS WITHIN 5 YEARS OF 
 BEGINNING THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION. 
 7. A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS ON STATION ARE REQUIRED FOR 
 APPLICANTS IN CONUS OR 36 MONTHS IN OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS 
 PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF SCHOOL. PRESCRIBED TOURS OF 
 DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED, BUT WAIVERS MAY BE 
 REQUESTED. 
 B. CIVILIAN MARINES MUST WORK IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES 
 OF INTEREST:
 1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 2. HUMAN RESOURCES
 3. ADMINISTRATION
 4. ADMINISTRATION
 5. ANALYSTS
 6. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
 7. INTELLIGENCE
 C. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AFIT:
 1. ACTIVE DUTY MARINES MUST BE IN THE GRADES OF GUNNERY 
 SERGEANT (SELECT) THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT. NO GRADE 
 RESTRICTIONS FOR CIVILIAN MARINES APPLY.
 2. MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR, IF FOREIGN BORN, BE IN A PERMANENT 
 RESIDENT STATUS-GREEN CARD HOLDER.
 3. MUST HAVE AN APPROPRIATE BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH A MINIMUM 
 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 POINT SCALE (OR 
 EQUIVALENT) PRIOR TO APPLICATION DEADLINE.
 4. MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) 
 SCORE OF 500 VERBAL, 600 QUANTITATIVE.
 5. MINIMUM CLEARANCE LEVEL IS SECRET OR STUDENTS MUST BE 
 ELIGIBLE FOR SECRET CLEARANCE UPON ACCEPTANCE.
 D. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NPS:
 1. ACTIVE DUTY MARINES MUST BE IN THE GRADES OF GUNNERY 
 SERGEANT (SELECT) THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT. CIVILIAN 
 MARINES MUST BE IN GRADE 9 OR HIGHER.
 2. MUST BE A CITIZEN OR, IF FOREIGN BORN, BE IN A PERMANENT 
 RESIDENT STATUS-GREEN CARD HOLDER. 
 3. MUST HAVE AN APPROPRIATE BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH A MINIMUM 
 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 POINT SCALE (OR 
 EQUIVALENT) PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
 4. GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) IS NOT REQUIRED.
 5. MINIMUM CLEARANCE LEVEL IS SECRET OR STUDENTS MUST BE 
 ELIGIBLE FOR SECRET CLEARANCE UPON ACCEPTANCE.
 E. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRMC:
 1. CIVILIAN MARINES MUST BE IN GRADE 13 AND ABOVE. THIS 
 REQUIRMENT CAN BE WAIVED WITH A SUPERVISOR'S JUSTIFICATION. 
 MARINES CAN NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
 2. MUST HAVE AN APPROPRIATE BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH A MINIMUM 
 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 POINT SCALE (OR 
 EQUIVALENT) PRIOR TO APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
 3. GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) MAY BE REQUIRED BY 
 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES. IRMC DOES NOT REQUIRE GRE TO ATTEND 
 IRMC COURSES.
 4. MINIMUM CLEARANCE LEVEL IS SECRET OR STUDENT MUST BE 
 ELIGIBLE FOR SECRET CLEARANCE UPON ACCEPTANCE.
 F. PAYBACK.
 1. MILITARY. PARTICIPATION IN THE IASP WILL INCUR A 
 THREE-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR ONE YEAR OF EDUCATION. 
 MORE THAN ONE YEAR INCURS A FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION. NORMAL 
 PARTICIPATION IN THE IASP WILL INCLUDE TWO YEARS OF 
 EDUCATION FOLLOWED BY FOUR YEARS OF OBLIGATION IN AN 
 APPROVED IA BILLET.
 2. CIVILIAN MARINES. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE OBLIGATED TO 
 CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR A PERIOD 
 OF SERVICE COMPUTED BASED ON TITLE 5 CFR SECTION 
 410.310 AND THE METHOD BY WHICH THE INSTRUCTION IS 
ADMINISTERED. 
 G. GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES.
 1. COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL INCLUDE:
 A. AA FORM WITH PERTINENT PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DATA
 B. TRANSCRIPT OF ALL COLLEGE CREDITS. COPIES ARE 
 ACCEPTABLE FOR INITIAL FAXED APPLICATIONS. ORIGINAL 
 TRANSCRIPTS WITH EITHER A UNIVERSITY SEAL OR CERTIFIED 
 AS A TRUE COPY BY THE UNIVERSITY MUST FOLLOW VIA MAIL.
 C. CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS.
 D. PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
 E. A MILITARY OR CIVILIAN RESUME AS APPROPRIATE.
 F. DOCUMENTATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCE.
 2. INCLUDED IN EACH APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY AN ACTIVE DUTY 
 MARINE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING SIGNED STATEMENT: 
 "IF SELECTED, I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT 
 LEAST FOUR YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE EDUCATION 
 PERIOD OF THIS PROGRAM OR THREE YEARS IF THE EDUCATION 
 IS ONE YEAR OR LESS. I AGREE NOT TO REQUEST 
 SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE 
 EDUCATION PERIOD OR THE SERVICE OBLIGATION AFTER THE 
 
 COMPLETION OF THE EDUCATION. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND 
 
 THAT THIS OBLIGATION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OBLIGATION 
 
 PREVIOUSLY INCURRED."
 3. INCLUDED IN EACH APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A CIVILIAN MARINE 
 WILL BE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
 "IF SELECTED I AGREE TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH THE 
 U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR A PERIOD OF SERVICE 
 COMPUTED SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TITLE 5 
 CFR SECTIONS 410.309 AND 410.310."
 4. COMPLETED MILITARY APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED TO HQMC C4 
 CRP AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 C4 DIRECTORATE, CR DIVISION (CRP)
 ATTN: MAJ PARK (IASP SCHOLARSHIP)
 2 NAVY ANNEX (ROOM 2226)
 WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
 5. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS FOR CIVILIAN MARINES MUST BE MAILED 
 TO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SECTION (MPC-30) AT 
 THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
 MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
 3280 RUSSEL ROAD 
 QUANTICO. VA 22134
 6. WHILE THE BOARD REQUIRES A MAILED COPY, AN ADDITIONAL COPY
 MAY ALSO BE FAXED OR E-MAILED TO ENABLE THE BOARD TO 
 REVIEW YOUR PACKAGE IN ADVANCE. ACTIVE DUTY MARINES FAX TO 
 HQMC/C4/CRP AT DSN 223.3560 OR COMMERCIAL 703.693.3560 AND 
 CIVILIAN MARINES FAX TO DSN 278.9812 OR COMMERCIAL 
 703.784.9812. ELECTRONIC COPIES SHOULD BE IN PDF FORMAT 
 AND MAILED TO PARKMW@HQMC.USMC.MIL (FOR MARINES) AND 
 DOLLIE.MCCORMICK@USMC.MIL (FOR CIVILIAN MARINES).
5. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE POINT OF CONTACT
ON THIS MESSAGE. 
6. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS 31 JAN 09.