CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Accelerating Cybersecurity Education, Scholarship and Service

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金：加速网络安全教育、奖学金和服务

• 批准号: 2234915
• 负责人: Lance Fiondella
• 金额: $ 350.17万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2234915&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; Accelerating; Cybersecurity

This project establishes a new CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth). The project aims to (1) address the national need for a holistic cybersecurity education, (2) create a supportive ecosystem for entering government careers, and (3) respond to demands for a diverse workforce with master’s-level preparation in cybersecurity by broadening participation of students. The project provides an integrated experience that combines education and applied experiences to increase understanding of cybersecurity and workforce opportunities in the government. It includes a coordinated program of recruitment and workforce development strategies to prepare and graduate master’s-level professionals to meet the needs of the government. The overall outcome will be a diverse group of scholars who are prepared for government cybersecurity positions and placed on a pathway for success. UMass Dartmouth is designated as a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The project leverages this designation, accelerated B.S./M.S. programs in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, graduate-level courses in cybersecurity, established partnerships with government agencies, and federally sponsored research efforts to advance scholarship in cybersecurity. Research completed under the mentorship of UMass Dartmouth faculty will advance the science that treats security as a fundamental system design attribute. The project will implement, adapt, and study evidence-based activities, including professional development practices, to recruit and support graduate students historically underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity. In addition, the project will generate and disseminate knowledge about activities affecting recruitment, student success, and graduate degree attainment by students with specialized cybersecurity research training. 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.

该项目在马萨诸塞州达特茅斯大学（UMass Dartmouth）建立了新的Cyber​​corps®服务奖学金（SFS）计划。该项目的目的是（1）满足全国对整体网络安全教育的需求，（2）为进入政府职业创建支持性生态系统，（3）通过扩大学生的参与来满足对潜水员劳动力的需求。该项目提供了综合体验，可以结合教育和应用经验，以增加对政府网络安全和劳动力机会的了解。它包括一项协调的招聘和劳动力发展策略计划，以准备和研究生级专业人士以满足政府的需求。总体结果将是一群潜水员群体，他们为政府网络安全职位做好了准备，并处于成功的途径上。 UMass Dartmouth被指定为国家安全局和国土安全部国家安全卓越的网络国防教育中心。该项目利用此设计，加速了B.S./M.S。电气和计算机工程和计算机科学的计划，网络安全的研究生级课程，与政府机构建立了合作伙伴关系，以及联邦赞助的研究工作，以推进网络安全科学。在UMass Dartmouth教师的心态下完成的研究将推进将安全视为基本系统设计属性的科学。该项目将在网络安全领域实施，适应和研究基于证据的活动，包括专业发展实践，以招募和支持研究生的人数不足。此外，该项目将产生并传播有关影响招聘，学生成功和研究生学位的活动的知识，并具有专门的网络安全研究培训的学生。该项目得到了Cyber​​corps®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，科学接受者必须在联邦，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，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准来评估NSF的法定任务。