CyberCorps SFS Renewal: Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate CyberScholars Program

CyberCorps SFS 更新：加速本科生/研究生网络学者计划

基本信息

批准号：
1946493
负责人：
Amos Abbott
金额：
$ 321.74万
依托单位：
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-08-01 至 2025-07-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1946493&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
CyberCorps SFS Renewal Accelerated Undergraduate

项目摘要

There is a national security need for engineers and computer scientists with a strong background in conceptualizing, designing, building and operating secure cyber systems. Providing a comprehensive education in cybersecurity is challenging as the hardware, software, and network systems are always changing in response to the evolving strategies of adversaries. With this CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) project, Virginia Tech proposes to support undergraduates working towards a combined bachelor’s and master’s (BS/MS) degree program. The educational program will address the major and specialty areas established in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, with a focus on the Securely Provision, Analyze, and Investigate categories. Expansion of this project is expected to further its broader impacts by increasing participation of underrepresented minorities and women. Participation will be open to current Virginia Tech students as well as students transferring in from two-year programs within community college systems. The overall goal of this project is to produce scholars who will be prepared to satisfy the need for well-trained cybersecurity professionals working in federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies.The Virginia Tech CyberScholars project focuses on third year undergraduate students intending to complete a combined BS/MS degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Scholars will receive three years of funding, which will encompass the final two years of undergraduate work plus the additional year required to earn a master’s degree. The Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science degree programs are highly technical and delve into the security of software, hardware, and networking of computing systems. The project will also address the cybersecurity of the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT cybersecurity is an increasingly important area as the use of smart cars, smart houses, autonomous devices, and a range of self-securing services expands. Scholars will be required to complete an undergraduate Cyber Security minor, a Graduate Cybersecurity Certificate, and a federal internship. In addition, the scholars will be expected to conduct research in a cyber-related lab and participate in extracurricular activities. Extracurricular opportunities include the Virginia Tech Cyber Club and the development of tutorial materials and lessons for the Virginia Cyber Range. These activities will also contribute to disseminating cybersecurity knowledge and have potential to extend the project’s impact beyond the pool of selected scholars.This project is supported by the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

国家安全需要在概念化，设计，构建和操作安全网络系统方面具有强大背景的工程师和计算机科学家。在网络安全方面提供全面的教育受到挑战，因为硬件，软件和网络系统总是在响应不断发展的对手的策略而发生变化。借助这项网络核心服务奖学金（SFS）项目，弗吉尼亚理工学院的建议支持本科生致力于合并的学士学位和硕士学位（BS/MS）学位课程。该教育计划将解决国家网络安全教育计划（NICE）网络安全劳动力框架中建立的主要和特殊领域，重点是安全提供，分析和调查类别。预计该项目的扩展将通过增加代表性不足的少数群体和妇女的参与来进一步进一步影响。参与将向现任弗吉尼亚理工大学的学生以及从社区大学系统中的两年课程转移的学生开放。该项目的总体目标是生产学者，他们将准备满足训练有素的网络安全专业人员的需求。在联邦，州，地方和部落政府机构工作。弗吉尼亚州理工学院的网络策略项目专注于第三年的本科生，他打算完成电气和计算机工程或计算机工程或计算机工程学或计算机工程学或计算机工程学或计算机工程学或计算机工程学的合并BS/MS学位课程。学者将获得三年的资金，这将包括最后两年的本科工作以及获得硕士学位所需的额外年份。电气工程，计算机工程和计算机科学学位课程具有很高的技术性，并深入研究了计算系统的软件，硬件和网络的安全性。该项目还将解决物联网（IoT）的网络安全。物联网网络安全是一个越来越重要的领域，随着智能汽车，智能屋，自动设备的使用以及一系列的自助服务扩展。学者将被要求完成本科生网络安全未成年人，研究生网络安全证书和联邦实习。此外，学者将有望在网络有关的实验室中进行研究并参与课外活动。课外机会包括弗吉尼亚理工大学的网络俱乐部以及弗吉尼亚网络范围的教程材料和课程的开发。这些活动还将有助于传播网络安全知识，并有可能将项目的影响扩展到选定的学者之外。该项目得到了Cybercorps®服务奖学金（SFS）计划的支持，该计划资助建立或持续的网络安全科学计划，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以开发出色的网络安全劳动力。毕业后，奖学金获得者必须在联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作与科学支持相同的时间内工作。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。