Renewal: Cybercorps: Scholarship for Service at FS

佛罗里达州立大学（FSU）提议在其现有的网络安全网络军团(R)服务奖学金（SFS）项目中增加四组新的本科生和研究生，该项目将教育和研究紧密结合起来。该项目将通过为毕业生提供通用计算和安全技能，对联邦劳动力的信息保障和取证能力产生直接影响。该计划的组成部分旨在产生广泛而持久的影响。将加强现有的努力，使代表性不足的群体成员和非传统学生参与进来。数码队(R)的学生将在实际项目中合作，以获得实践经验，并增加实习和就业机会。拟议的项目解决了目前国家信息基础设施网络安全方面的人才缺口。通过与佛罗里达农工大学（Florida a&m University）的正式合作，该项目正致力于从代表性不足的群体中招募学生，并提供学术支持计划，以促进他们的成功。网络安全项目是FSU计算机科学系最受欢迎的研究生项目，联邦政府潜在就业的前景对申请学生的数量有重大影响，包括少数民族和女性学生。该项目旨在培养具有强大领导能力和公共服务承诺的熟练信息保障和取证专业人员。该计划将严谨的实践学习与研究、专业发展和外展活动相结合。学生将作为暑期实习生获得实践经验，毕业后将加入联邦机构或其他符合条件的实体。该项目拥有完善的留用和指导基础设施。它包括一个灵活的选择程序，提供例外录取和其他学位课程的选择，为强大的网络安全候选人，否则不符合最低的计算机科学学位要求。此举旨在扩大网络安全项目的范围，吸引少数族裔和女性申请者。FSU已获得国土安全部/国家安全局指定为国家信息保障和网络防御学术卓越中心。项目包括由独立评估人员协调的评估和评价计划，以确保项目实现其目标。该项目的成果正在通过会议和专业报告传播。

The Florida State University (FSU) proposes to add four new cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students to their existing CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program in cybersecurity with strong integration of education and research. The project will have an immediate impact on the information assurance and forensics capabilities of the federal workforce by providing graduates with general computing and security skills. The program components are designed to have a broad and lasting impact. Existing efforts to engage members of underrepresented groups and non-traditional students will be intensified. CyberCorps(R) students will collaborate on real-world projects to gain practical experience and enhance internship and job placement prospects. The proposed project addresses the current personnel gap in cybersecurity for the national information infrastructure. Through a formal relationship with Florida A&M University, the project is making a focused effort to recruit students from underrepresented groups into the program and has academic support programs to foster their success. The cybersecurity program is the most popular graduate program in FSU's computer science department and the prospect of a potential employment within the Federal Government has a significant impact on the number of applying students, including minority and female students.The program is graduating skilled information assurance and forensics professionals with strong leadership skills and a commitment to public service. The program integrates rigorous, hands-on learning with research, professional development and outreach activities. The students will serve as summer interns to gain practical experience and will join federal agencies or other eligible entities upon graduation. The program has a well-established infrastructure for retention and mentoring. It includes a flexible selection procedure, offering admission by exception and choices of alternative degree programs, for strong cybersecurity candidates who otherwise do not meet the minimum computer science degree requirements. It is intended to broaden the scope of the cybersecurity program and attract minority and female applicants. FSU has received the DHS/NSA designation as the National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense. The project includes an assessment and evaluation plan coordinated by an independent evaluator to ensure that the project achieves its objectives. The project's results are being disseminated through conference and professional presentations.