2025 Advanced Course in Engineering Application

2025 Advanced Course in Engineering Application

The Advanced Course in Engineering (ACE) Program aims to forge a cadre of cyber warriors and leaders of consequence. In this program, interns will participate in research and immersion into cyber education and operations as well as a dynamic and comprehensive leadership program.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants of the ACE program must be secret clearance eligible, however, current valid clearance not required. For criteria please see: https://www.state.gov/security-clearance-faqs/

Please complete this application fully and follow all instructions.

You will hear from program staff by early December regarding interview selection. Interviews will be scheduled for the month of December. If you have any questions, please email us at: ace@griffissinstitute.org.

Personal Information

Last Name*

Middle Name

First Name*

Date of Birth*

Personal Email Address*

Please provide your most commonly used email address, one that you check on a daily basis.

Cell Phone Number*

Phone

Mailing Address*

Mailing Address 2

City*

County*

What state county is your home address located in?

State*

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Zip Code*

How did you hear about the ACE Program?*

Demographic Information

Griffiss Institute (GI) is a government contractor. To comply with the regulations for equal employment opportunity and affirmative action (EEO/AA), we must track our applicants by gender, race, and ethnicity for the positions for which they applied. For this reason, the GI invites each applicant to self-identify gender, race, and ethnicity. Giving us this information is entirely voluntary and not providing it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. If you choose not to self-identify at this time, the Federal government requires us to determine this information by visual survey and/or by using other available information. At the GI, we value your privacy and will keep this personal information confidential by removing this form from your employment application and maintaining it in a separate file in the Human Resources Department. We will only use this information in accordance with applicable Federal laws, executive orders, and regulations.

This information is also used to assist us in seeking out grants and other opportunities for continual funding of our programs. Please select "Prefer not to respond" to any and all questions if you would rather not provide this information.

Please indicate your country affiliation/s.*

Race*

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Ethnicity*

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Sex*

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Veteran Status*

Griffiss Institute is a Federal Government contractor subject to Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (“Section 4212”), which prohibits discrimination against, and requires Federal Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans. In addition, we are required to annually report to the Federal Government on the number of veterans we hire and employ who fall into one or more of the Section 4212 veteran categories.

The following invitation to self-identify your veteran status is made pursuant to Section 4212. Disclosure of this information is completely voluntary and refusing to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information will be kept confidential and used only in ways that are consistent with Section 4212.

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Disability Accomodations*

The GI encourages and welcomes you to identify if you have a disability to be counted and support the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Ensuring that everyone has an equal employment opportunity (EEO) is the law, and as a federal contractor GI must invite applicants and employees to voluntarily identify if they have a disability. Beyond legal requirements, though, GI encourages applicants and employees to self-identify because it helps the company track its diversity and inclusion (D&I) progress and assess if changes need to be made.

The information is collected and securely maintained by human resources, and an employee’s supervisor and coworkers will never be notified. The information will never be associated with an employee’s personnel file or be accessible by anyone except select HR team members for D&I and EEO purposes only. Your answer will have no impact on hiring decisions.

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If yes, please list any accommodations needed:*

Education

Which Best Describes You?*

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University Name*

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Other University (Full Name)

If your university was not an option in the previous field, enter the full name here.

University Email Address*

Current Education Level*

Expected Graduation Date*

Fall 2025 post ACE plans*

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If other describe here:

Discipline*

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Overall GPA (eg 3.5)*

Is there anything else we should know?

References

To be considered for the 2025 cohort, it is requested that you submit contact information for two professional or educational references. We will only reach out to your references if we need more information to make final placement decisions. References do not need to proactively send us letters of recommendation.

Reference #1 Name*

Reference #1 Phone*

Phone

Reference #1 Email*

Reference #2 Name*

Reference #2 Phone*

Phone

Reference #2 Email*

Document Submission

Please Upload ALL Required Documents as PDFs.

In order to have your application considered for a place in the 2025 ACE, you must upload the following documents:

1. A cover letter highlighting your relevant background and describing what you hope to gain as a member of the ACE 2025 class.

2. A resume

3. An unofficial college transcript which includes the most current semester and all transfer credits

4. A 100-word biography briefly summarizing your educational background and highlighting your hobbies and interests. Please ensure that you remain within the word limit. If selected for the class, this biography will be shared with your ACE instructors and peers to facilitate class introductions.

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Acknowledgement

By checking this box, I acknowledge that I have read, understand and meet the eligibility requirements for the Advanced Course in Engineering.*

The Griffiss Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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