NSI CTC TEACH Cybersecurity Clinic

APPLICATIONS OPEN

 

INFO SESSION
Tuesday, March 25

12 PM, Room 120

Lunch Served

 

About the Clinic

 

The TEACH Cybersecurity Clinic is a jointly developed and run multidisciplinary clinic between TEACH and the Howard University School of Business that educates and trains students from both universities on cybersecurity in a classroom and clinical setting.  Students gain hands-on practical experience from Clinic Faculty and Instructors, enabling them to provide direct cybersecurity assistance to public critical infrastructure organizations, including state and local governments, K-12 schools, utilities, public hospitals, and small businesses within the Washington metropolitan area – all of which are facing a barrage of cybersecurity threats without the resources to address these threats.

 

Curriculum

 

This is two-semester for credit program. In the fall 2025 semester, students earn 3 credits while learning in the classroom about key cyber concepts and tools, including:

• Significant policy, legal, and technical concepts related to cybersecurity, data governance, and data privacy.
• Common and emerging cyber threats facing government agencies and businesses, including threat vectors and threat actors.
• Cyber risk management, including identifying assets, impact, likelihood, as well as legal reasonings and organizational priorities behind selecting a framework.
• Security tools and techniques for threat detection.
• Incident response planning, including identifying incidents, escalation processes, and communication protocols.
• Ethical hacking, penetration testing processes, and the legal considerations surrounding them.
• Applications of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, including threat detection, predictive analytics, and automation of security processes.

In the spring 2026 semester, students:

• Working in groups to provide supervised hands-on cybersecurity services on a day-to-day basis to a client organization, including assessing, prioritizing, and recommending how to mitigate risk to client organization.
• Producing a cyber risk assessment and recommendations that provide pragmatic, workable solutions that take into account the unique operational needs and mission of each client organization; recommendations will include, as appropriate, draft sample cyber policies and procedures, as well as examples of vendors.
• Communicating about cybersecurity risks, mitigation recommendations, and project status with client organization leaders, Clinic Faculty and Instructors on a regular basis, keeping all stakeholders apprised of progress and challenges throughout the semester.
• Identifying more broadly applicable lessons (beyond client organization) to strengthen cyber posture for the community of similarly situated organizations.

The Cyber and AI Clinic will count towards: the National Security Law and Policy Concentration and the Cyber Law Concentration in the JD curriculum, and the Cyber, Intelligence, and National Security LLM.

 

Student Support & Professional Development Opportunities

 

The Clinic provides $900 stipends each semester to all student participants – by alleviating financial burdens, the program seeks to broaden the participation of students from all backgrounds.

 

To strengthen their professional qualifications, the Clinic also provides students access to the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate and a CompTIA Security+ exam voucher for students interested in acquiring certification.

 

How to Apply

 

Applications are currently OPEN

The Clinic welcomes junior and senior undergraduates as well as graduate students enrolled at George Mason and Howard University to participate—including those with no previous cybersecurity knowledge or experience.

The ability to make a two-semester commitment is required for all student participants.

 

Apply NOW: Rolling Admissions

 

Priority Deadline (March 30): While we accept applications on a rolling basis, those submitted by March 30 will receive the highest consideration and will have a greater chance of securing a spot.

 

Final Deadline (April 11): Applications received after March 30 will be reviewed as they come in.  All applications must be received by April 11.

 

 

APPLY HERE

 

If you have any questions about the TEACH Cyber Clinic, application, or upcoming info sessions, please reach out to [email protected].

 

For more information about the NSI Cyber and Tech Center, click here.

For more information about Howard University School of Business, click here.