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，因为硬件、软件和网络系统总是在不断变化，因此提供网络安全方面的全面教育具有挑战性。通过这个 CyberCorps® 服务奖学金 (SFS) 项目，弗吉尼亚理工大学建议支持本科生攻读学士和硕士学位 (BS/MS) 联合学位课程。该教育计划将涉及已建立的专业和专业领域。在国家网络安全教育倡议 (NICE) 网络安全劳动力框架将开放，该项目的重点是安全提供、分析和调查类别，预计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扩大其影响。面向当前弗吉尼亚理工大学的学生以及从社区大学系统内的两年制课程转入的学生该项目的总体目标是培养准备满足联邦、州、地区对训练有素的网络安全专业人员的需求的学者。州、地方和部落政府机构。弗吉尼亚理工大学网络学者项目专注于打算完成电气和计算机工程或计算机科学联合学士/硕士学位课程的三年级本科生，学者将获得三年的资助。本科学习的最后两年加上获得硕士学位所需的额外一年，电气工程、计算机工程和计算机科学学位课程技术性很强，并深入研究计算系统的软件、硬件和网络的安全性。还将解决网络安全问题随着智能汽车、智能房屋、自主设备和一系列自我保护服务的使用不断扩大，物联网网络安全成为一个日益重要的领域，学者们将需要完成本科网络安全辅修课程。此外，学者们还将获得网络安全研究生证书和联邦实习机会，并参加包括弗吉尼亚理工大学网络俱乐部和教程材料开发在内的课外活动。这些活动也将为弗吉尼亚网络靶场提供经验教训。有助于传播网络安全知识，并有可能将项目的影响扩大到选定学者之外。该项目得到 CyberCorps® 服务奖学金 (SFS) 计划的支持，该计划资助建立或继续网络安全奖学金计划的提案，并与美国国家网络战略旨在培养一支优秀的网络安全人才队伍，奖学金获得者毕业后必须在其奖学金支持期限内为联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织从事网络安全工作。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定规定。使命并被视为值得通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。