CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Cybersecurity Research and Education for Service in Government (CREST)

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金：政府服务网络安全研究和教育（CREST）

• 批准号: 2235102
• 负责人: Srinivas Katkoori
• 金额: $ 446.08万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 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=2235102&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; Cybersecurity; Research

The Cybersecurity Research and Education for Service in Government (CREST) program at the University of South Florida (USF) will recruit and mentor at least 28 graduate and undergraduate students to serve as cybersecurity professionals in federal, state, and local governments, and other public sector organizations. In conjunction with USF’s cybersecurity related academic programs, campus professional development activities, and federal, state, and local internship opportunities, the CREST program will establish a transformative community of practice to produce next-generation, national cybersecurity leaders. CREST scholars will receive extensive coaching and mentoring on public service ethos from former military and federal civilian leaders, as well as from agencies and members of a unique Advisory Council. The CREST program will target 50% of SFS scholarships to be awarded to groups historically underrepresented in computing (including women and veterans).USF’s CREST program is centered on three overarching goals: recruitment and selection, professional development and retention, and cybersecurity placement in the public sector. Students will be selected from 12 cybersecurity-related degree programs across two USF colleges. CREST scholars will complete cybersecurity-related degree programs, conduct undergraduate and graduate research in cybersecurity supervised by faculty mentors, and participate in structured USF and Cyber Florida professional development activities. The project will also develop a mock Security Operations Center (SOC) with real-world incident data for training CREST scholars to elevate their expertise in cybersecurity operations. A special focus will be placed on developing a public service motivation in students. Through volunteer activities, CREST scholars will engage the next generation of aspiring cybersecurity professionals by sharing their STEM journey as well as knowledge and passion for cybersecurity and AI with K-12 students in the Greater Tampa region.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.

南佛罗里达大学（USF）的网络安全研究和政府服务教育（CREST）计划将招募和指导至少28名研究生和本科生，作为联邦，州和地方政府以及其他公共部门组织的网络安全专业人员。结合USF的网络安全相关学术课程，校园专业发展活动以及联邦，州和地方实习机会，CREST计划将建立一个变革性的实践社区，以培养下一代国家网络安全领导者。CREST学者将从前军方和联邦文职领导人以及一个独特的咨询理事会的机构和成员那里获得有关公共服务精神的广泛指导和指导。CREST计划的目标是将50%的SFS奖学金颁发给历史上在计算领域代表性不足的群体（包括女性和退伍军人）。USF的CREST计划以三个总体目标为中心：招聘和选拔、专业发展和保留以及网络安全公共部门的安置。学生将从两所USF学院的12个网络安全相关学位课程中选出。CREST学者将完成网络安全相关的学位课程，在教师导师的监督下进行网络安全的本科生和研究生研究，并参加结构化的USF和网络佛罗里达专业发展活动。该项目还将开发一个模拟安全运营中心（SOC），其中包含真实事件数据，用于培训CREST学者，以提升他们在网络安全运营方面的专业知识。一个特别的重点将放在发展学生的公共服务动机。通过志愿者活动，CREST学者将通过与大坦帕地区的K-12学生分享他们的STEM之旅以及对网络安全和人工智能的知识和热情，吸引下一代有抱负的网络安全专业人士。该项目由CyberCorps®服务奖学金（SFS）计划支持，该计划为建立或继续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，以培养一支上级网络安全人才队伍。毕业后，奖学金获得者需要在联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作与他们的奖学金支持相同的时间。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。