CyberCorps SFS Renewal: Federal and University Training Union for Research and Education on Security (FUTURES)

认识到网络安全的重要性和联邦机构缺乏熟练的网络安全专业人员，密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校的电气工程和计算机科学系建议更新他们现有的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金(SFS)项目。这一联邦和大学安全研究和教育培训联盟(FORIUS)SFS项目将解决对网络安全专业人员的需求。它将为硕士(MS)和博士(PhD)学生提供最先进的网络安全教育，其中包括创新的动手学习体验，为他们应对当前和未来的网络安全威胁做好准备。开发一系列与安全有关的课程以及与该项目相关的研究活动将极大地扩大密苏里大学系统的网络安全教育和研究能力。未来的SFS项目还将加强该大学与联邦组织之间的现有联系。课程和研究活动支持国家网络战略以及对强有力的网络安全技术、政策和实践的需求。该项目的更广泛影响将包括努力增加网络安全专业人员中的少数群体和妇女人数。此外，该项目将开展外联活动，向社区传播网络安全知识，包括：K-12教师、初中生、邻近大学和网络安全学术界。未来SFS项目建立在之前资助的SFS项目的成功和经验、强大的机构支持以及密苏里大学哥伦比亚大学被国家安全局(NSA)和国土安全部(DHS)指定为国家网络防御研究学术卓越中心(CAE-R)的基础上。该项目将为学者提供高质量的网络安全研究和教育活动，其中包括创新的体验式学习机会、专门的多样性和包容性支持以及强有力的课外和外联活动。本科生和研究生水平的网络安全课程涵盖了国家网络安全教育倡议(NICE)网络安全劳动力框架规定的所有类别和大多数专业领域。每位学者将被要求分别完成至少18学分的网络安全讲座课程，以及12或54学分的网络安全研究学分，以获得硕士或博士学位论文。服务学习课程将学术课程与相关和有影响力的社会服务相结合，将为学者提供创新的体验式学习。外联和传播活动将采取由科学和社会服务部学者和项目小组组织的研讨会、讲习班和夏令营，以及研究出版物和向学术和专业学会介绍的形式。该大学已经与几个联邦机构建立了教育伙伴关系协议，该项目团队与国家科学基金会、美国国家安全局、国家卫生研究院和国土安全部等联邦组织进行了广泛的合作，这些组织将为SFS学者提供直接渠道，以获得实习机会和永久工作。该项目得到了CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划的支持，该计划为设立或继续开展网络安全奖学金计划的提案提供资金，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以培养一支优秀的网络安全队伍。毕业后，奖学金获得者被要求在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作，时间与他们的奖学金支持相同。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Recognizing the importance of cybersecurity and the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals in federal agencies, the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Missouri-Columbia proposes a renewal of their existing CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) project. This Federal and University Training Union for Research and Education on Security (FUTURES) SFS project will address the need for cybersecurity professionals. It will provide master’s (MS) and doctoral (PhD) degree students with a state-of-the-art cybersecurity education that includes innovative hands-on learning experiences to prepare them for current and future cybersecurity threats. The development of a wide range of security-related courses and the research activities associated with this project will significantly expand cybersecurity education and research capabilities in the University of Missouri System. The FUTURES SFS project will also strengthen existing ties between the University and federal organizations. The curricula and research activities support the National Cyber Strategy and the need for robust cybersecurity technology, policy, and practices. Broader impacts of this project will include efforts to increase the number of minorities and women in cybersecurity professions. In addition, the project will perform outreach to disseminate cybersecurity knowledge to the community, including: K-12 teachers, middle and high school students, neighboring colleges, and the cybersecurity academic field.The FUTURES SFS project builds on the success and experience of the previously funded SFS project, strong institutional support, and the University of Missouri-Columbia’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This project will provide scholars with high-quality cybersecurity research and educational activities, which include innovative experiential learning opportunities, dedicated diversity and inclusion support, and robust extracurricular and outreach activities. Undergraduate and graduate level cybersecurity courses cover all the categories and most specialty areas specified by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. Each scholar will be required to complete at least 18 credit hours of lecture courses on cybersecurity, and 12 or 54 cybersecurity research credit hours towards an MS or PhD thesis, respectively. Service-learning courses, which combine academic coursework with relevant and impactful service to the community, will provide the scholars with innovative experiential learning. Outreach and dissemination activities will take the form of seminars, workshops, and summer camps organized by the SFS scholars and the project team, as well as research publications and presentations to academic and professional societies. The university has established an Education Partnership Agreement with several federal agencies and the project team has extensive collaborations with federal organizations such as the National Science Foundation, NSA, National Institutes of Health and DHS, which will provide direct channels for SFS scholars to secure internships as well as permanent jobs. 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.