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得这些系统以整合网络安全原则的方式设计变得越来越重要。德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校(UTEP)的CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划的续签将继续支持高素质的学生，特别是Latinx和女性学生，她们完成了以网络安全为重点的计划，并有能力应用有纪律的软件开发原则和流程。UTEP处于独特的地位，可以为提高网络安全劳动力的多样性做出贡献，因为它所服务的人群包括西班牙裔、第一代和最低收入四分位数的学生。UTEP学生不符合全日制学生直接从高中过渡到四年制学院或大学的“传统”学生概况，因为许多学生从当地社区学院转学，并兼职接受教育。在过去的五年中，UTEP在发展网络安全教育计划、研究和UTEP内外的推广活动方面取得了重大进展。这些努力已获得认可，包括美国国家安全局被指定为网络防御和网络作战学术卓越中心(全国21个中心中仅有一个)，以及被指定为陆军研究实验室-南方网络安全远程校园。UTEP的SFS学者完成了专注于网络安全的严格教育计划，并通过大量参与网络安全研究、培训、比赛和实践活动来补充在课堂上获得的知识。所有UTEP SFS奖学金获得者也被要求参与社区服务，以在UTEP学生和其他学生中建立网络安全意识和能力。UTEP SFS计划的目标是：1)招募和保留至少30名学生进入UTEP的软件工程和计算机科学博士课程；2)有能力将最先进的网络安全技术和方法转化为实践的研究生；3)将学生放在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；以及4)提高K-12学生和教育工作者的网络安全意识和能力。该项目由CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划支持，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。