NPS CISR Scholarship for Service: Scholarship Track

该项目为信息保障科学与实践专业的硕士研究生设立了一个奖学金项目。被选中的学生毕业后在信息保障领域履行两年的联邦服务。通过课程，包括广泛的实验室练习和项目，学生将第一手学习如何设计、构建、配置和管理系统和网络安全。学生完成论文项目，使他们能够深入探讨某一特定主题并从事研究。该项目解决了目前联邦信息基础设施在信息保障方面的人员缺口，并加强了该机构内的方案和能力，以促进进一步发展。

This project establishes a scholarship program for master's students in the science and practice of information assurance. Selected students perform two years of federal service in the information assurance field upon graduation. Through courses, involving extensive laboratory exercises and projects, students learn first hand how to design, build, configure and manage systems and network security. Student complete thesis projects which permit them to explore a particular topic in depth and engage in research. The project addresses the current personnel gap in information assurance for the federal information infrastructure and enhances the program and capacity within the institution for further development.