Security Clearance for University Research

[gstein]

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@bigtrees

Spacepope,</p>

<p>The company who is sponsoring you has to pay the government for the cost of the clearance.</p>

<p>Temporary clearance is granted rather quickly, but permenant clearance can take up to a year depending on the clearance level.

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<p>You are correct in that the company sponsoring you pays for it (@ ~$10,000), however it very rarely will take a year (even for a TS). Heck, I received my full-blown S in less than a month. When it takes extended periods of time is when someone has red flags in their background that take a while to fully look in to.</p>