CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (Renewal) - Preparing Scholars for a Career in the Government’s Cybersecurity Workforce

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金（续签）- 为学者在政府网络安全队伍中的职业生涯做好准备

• 批准号: 2146278
• 负责人: Diane Murphy
• 金额: $ 322.03万
• 依托单位: Marymount University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-01 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2146278&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; Renewal; Preparing

Cybersecurity is increasingly important to society, whether for national defense or for the protection of citizens as they take advantage of today's digital world to maintain their jobs, health and prosperity. Unfortunately, there are many actors ready to steal personal identities, illegally take intellectual property from U.S. companies, and even to make life difficult through interfering with energy supply chains or poisoning water resources. To ensure safety, steps are needed to make certain that there are enough superior cybersecurity experts in the government to guard against such growing threats. To maximize the impact of the cybersecurity workforce, these experts must also reflect the diversity of society including women, minorities, veterans, and those with disabilities. By way of this renewal, Marymount University will continue to recruit, educate, and place in government service, a diverse set of academically qualified individuals from a wide set of backgrounds, including community colleges. The grant will support their achievement of academic success and readiness for their placement in government service. They will be provided a full scholarship (tuition and some living expenses for the final 2 years of their program) as well as a first-class educational experience (earning a BS, MS, or DSc in Cybersecurity). The program will expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities in cybersecurity so that they can protect all of society as the use of technology continues to grow. This project builds on the success and experience of the previously funded SFS project and will be guided by five objectives. First, is to continue to recruit a well-qualified, diverse group of students at all levels. Second is to ensure the highest levels of development of the students for government work. Third is to retain and graduate all students with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and facilitate 100% placement in government positions. Fourth is to develop professionals capable of designing, building, and managing secure information systems for the new connected world. Finally, it is to evaluate the extent to which enhanced student-faculty interactions, mentoring, community outreach, and joint involvement in research contributes to positive workplace outcomes, particularly for the members of groups historically underrepresented in their participation in the field of cybersecurity. Marymount has increased the effectiveness and sustainability of its programs by implementing an agile curriculum process to keep pace with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. These curriculum changes are informed by workforce studies including a detailed understanding of the federal government needs, and by alliances with larger public institutions for research and resources. Marymount is an inclusive and representative institution that has successfully placed women, underrepresented minorities, veterans, students from community colleges, and the neurodiverse in government cybersecurity positions. The project will continue to produce an increasingly diverse pool of graduates, prepared to combat the security threats of today and tomorrow, but also responding to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the government. This project is supported by the CyberCorps(R) 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.

网络安全对社会越来越重要，无论是为了国防，还是为了保护公民，因为他们利用今天的数字世界来维持自己的工作、健康和繁荣。不幸的是，有许多行为者准备窃取个人身份，非法窃取美国公司的知识产权，甚至通过干扰能源供应链或投毒水资源来使生活变得困难。为了确保安全，需要采取措施确保政府中有足够多的优秀网络安全专家来防范这种日益增长的威胁。为了最大限度地发挥网络安全工作人员的影响，这些专家还必须反映社会的多样性，包括妇女、少数族裔、退伍军人和残疾人。通过这次更新，马里蒙特大学将继续招聘、教育和为政府服务，包括社区学院在内的一批具有不同学术资格的人来自广泛的背景。这笔补助金将支持他们在学业上取得成功，并为他们进入政府服务做好准备。他们将获得全额奖学金(课程最后两年的学费和一些生活费)以及一流的教育经验(获得网络安全学士、硕士或DSC学位)。该计划将扩大他们在网络安全方面的知识、技能和能力，以便随着技术使用的持续增长，他们能够保护整个社会。该项目以以前资助的SFS项目的成功和经验为基础，并将以五个目标为指导。第一，继续招收一批素质高、层次多样的学生。二是确保学生在政府工作中得到最高水平的发展。第三，留住所有平均绩点不低于3.5的学生并使其毕业，并为100%的政府职位安排提供便利。第四，培养有能力为新的互联世界设计、建设和管理安全信息系统的专业人员。最后，评估加强师生互动、指导、社区推广和共同参与研究在多大程度上有助于工作场所取得积极成果，特别是对于历史上在网络安全领域参与人数不足的群体的成员。马里蒙特通过实施灵活的课程流程来跟上人工智能和云计算等新兴技术的步伐，从而提高了其项目的有效性和可持续性。这些课程的变化是由劳动力研究提供信息的，包括对联邦政府需求的详细了解，以及与更大的公共机构在研究和资源方面的联盟。马里蒙特是一个包容性和代表性的机构，它成功地将妇女、代表性不足的少数族裔、退伍军人、社区学院的学生和神经病患者安排在政府网络安全职位上。该项目将继续培养出越来越多样化的毕业生群体，他们准备好应对今天和未来的安全威胁，但也会回应政府的多样性、公平和包容性(DEI)努力。该项目得到了CyberCorps(R)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。