CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (Renewal): Advancing a Successful Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Program

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金（续签）：推进成功的网络安全教育和劳动力发展计划

• 批准号: 2043250
• 负责人: Salamah Salamah
• 金额: $ 404.94万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2043250&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; Renewal; Advancing

The central role of software in the operation of defense, energy, communication, transportation, and manufacturing systems makes it increasingly important that these systems are designed in a way that integrates cybersecurity principles. The renewal of the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will continue the support of highly qualified students, in particular Latinx and female students, who complete a cybersecurity-focused program and graduate with the ability to apply disciplined software development principles and processes. UTEP is uniquely positioned to contribute to efforts to improve diversity in the cybersecurity workforce due to the population it serves, which includes Hispanic, first generation, and lowest income quartile students. UTEP students do not fit the “traditional” student profile of a full-time student transitioning directly from high school to a four-year college or university as many students transfer from local community colleges and pursue their education part-time. Over the past five years, UTEP has made significant advances in developing cybersecurity educational programs, research, and outreach activities at UTEP and beyond. These efforts have resulted in recognitions including the National Security Agency designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in both Cyber Defense and Cyber Operations (only one of 21 across the nation), as well as the designation as an Army Research Lab-South remote campus in cybersecurity.UTEP’s SFS Scholars complete rigorous educational programs with a focus on cybersecurity and complement the knowledge gained in the classroom through significant involvement in cybersecurity research, training, competitions, and hands-on activities. All UTEP SFS Scholars are also required to engage in service to the community to build cybersecurity awareness and capabilities among UTEP students and beyond. The goals of the UTEP SFS program are to 1) recruit and retain at least 30 students into UTEP’s Master of Science in Software Engineering and the doctoral computer science programs; 2) graduate students who will enter the workforce with the ability to transfer state-of-the-art cybersecurity techniques and approaches into practice; 3) place students in government positions that utilize their knowledge and capabilities in cybersecurity, with a focus on placing graduates in federal/executive entities; and 4) advance cybersecurity awareness and competencies among K-12 students and educators.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.

软件在国防，能源，通信，运输和制造系统运行中的核心作用使这些系统的设计越来越重要，以整合网络安全原理的方式。德克萨斯大学El Paso（UTEP）的Cyber​​corps®奖学金（SFS）计划的续签将继续支持高素质的学生，尤其是拉丁裔和女学生，他们完成了以网络安全为中心的课程，并能够毕业，并能够以应用训练有素的软件开发原理和流程。由于其所服务的人口（包括西班牙裔，第一代和最低收入的四分位数学生），UTEP具有独特的位置，可以为改善网络安全劳动力的多样性做出贡献。 UTEP学生不符合全职学生的“传统”学生形象，该学生直接从高中过渡到四年制大学或大学，因为许多学生从当地社区学院转移并兼职购买教育。在过去的五年中，UTEP在UTEP及其他地区开发网络安全教育计划，研究和外展活动方面取得了重大进步。这些努力已得到认可，包括国家安全局指定是网络防御和网络运营（全国21个21个）的学术卓越中心，以及指定为网络安全的陆军研究实验室 - 南方偏远校园。比赛和动手活动。所有UTEP SFS学者也必须为社区提供服务，以在UTEP学生及其他地区建立网络安全意识和能力。 UTEP SFS计划的目标是1）招募并保留30名学生进入UTEP的软件工程科学硕士和博士计算机科学课程； 2）将进入劳动力的研究生，能够将最先进的网络安全技术和方法转移到实践中； 3）将学生置于利用他们在网络安全方面的知识和能力的政府职位，重点是将毕业生安置在联邦/执行实体中； 4）提高K-12学生和教育工作者之间的网络安全意识和能力。该项目得到了网络核心服务奖学金（SFS）计划的支持，该计划资助建立或继续在网络安全方面建立或持续的奖学金计划，并与美国国家网络策略保持一致，以开发高级网络网络企业。毕业后，需要科学训练的接受者在联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作与科学支持相同的持续时间。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来评估来评估的珍贵支持。