CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: CyberRamblers Bolster National Security

Cyber​​Corps 服务奖学金：Cyber​​Ramblers 支持国家安全

• 批准号: 2336386
• 负责人: David Chan-Tin
• 金额: $ 380.3万
• 依托单位: Loyola University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2028-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2336386&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CyberCorps; Scholarship; Service; CyberRamblers; Bolster

Cybersecurity is critical to all aspects of modern life, from energy, commerce, finance, education, and healthcare to manufacturing and agriculture. Well-trained cybersecurity professionals serving in the government workforce are critical to national security. This project will establish the CyberRamblers – Loyola University Chicago CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program to improve the United States' national security. Scholars will be trained in technical knowledge from Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and social and behavioral knowledge of cybercrime from Psychology, and Criminal Justice and Criminology. This leads to scholars receiving a well-rounded cybersecurity education and training. Four cohorts of undergraduate students majoring in the B.S. for Cybersecurity program will be recruited for a total of 20 students over five years. The student recruitment process emphasizes recruiting and retaining members of underrepresented and underserved groups. The outcome of this project will be a well-prepared cohort of cybersecurity professionals and leaders ready to meet the nation’s cybersecurity workforce needs.The project will build on the existing interdisciplinary cybersecurity program to recruit students from Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Psychology, and Criminal Justice and Criminology. Each CyberRambler scholar will receive two years of scholarship support and advising and mentoring support to ensure adequate progress toward graduation and successful job placement. Scholars will be involved in interdisciplinary research and education and receive training to develop the critical thinking, independence, teamwork, and technical knowledge required in a cybersecurity career. These scholarships for service will provide the necessary hands-on training and education for scholars to start a successful cybersecurity career as part of the government workforce. To ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the program, comprehensive formative and summative evaluation mechanisms will be used to assess the progress and achievements of the student scholars. These will specifically focus on scholars’ skill development, knowledge acquisition, and readiness to meet the nation's cybersecurity workforce needs. This project aims to create cybersecurity professionals who will positively impact national security and meet the evolving challenges of the cyber landscape through strategic recruitment, interdisciplinary cybersecurity-focused curriculum, rigorous evaluation, and government partnerships.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.

网络安全对于现代生活的各个方面至关重要，从能源，商业，金融，教育和医疗保健到制造和同意。训练有素的网络安全专业人员在政府劳动力中服役至关重要。该项目将建立Cyber​​Ramblers - 洛约拉大学芝加哥Cyber​​corps®奖学金服务计划，以改善美国国家安全。学者将接受来自计算机科学和网络安全的技术知识的培训，以及来自心理学的网络犯罪以及刑事司法和犯罪学的社会和行为知识。这导致学者接受了全面的网络安全教育和培训。学士学位主修的四个本科生对于网络安全计划，将在五年内招募20名学生。学生招聘过程强调招募和保留人数不足和服务不足的群体的成员。该项目的结果将是一个准备好的网络安全专业人员和准备满足国家网络安全劳动力需求的领导者的队列。该项目将建立在现有的跨学科网络安全计划的基础上，以招募来自计算机科学，网络安全，心理学，心理学以及刑事司法和犯罪学和犯罪学的计算机科学学生。每所网络宾夕法尼亚学校将获得两年的科学支持和咨询支持，以确保在毕业和成功安置工作方面取得足够的进步。学者将参与跨学科研究和教育，并接受培训，以发展网络安全职业所需的批判性思维，独立性，团队合作和技术知识。这些服务的科学将为学者提供必要的动手培训和教育，以开始成功的网络安全职业，这是政府劳动力的一部分。为了确保该计划的有效性和可持续性，将使用全面的形成性和总结性评估机制来评估学生学者的进步和成就。这些将特别关注学者的技能发展，知识获取和准备满足国家网络安全劳动力需求的准备。该项目旨在创建网络安全专业人员，他们将通过战略招聘，跨学科的网络安全课程，严格的评估和政府伙伴关系来积极影响国家安全，并应对网络格局的不断发展的挑战。与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以发展出色的网络安全劳动力。毕业后，科学接受者必须在联邦，州，地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作与科学支持相同的持续时间。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准来评估NSF的法定任务。