Renewal of the Scholarship for Service Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

位于亨茨维尔的阿拉巴马大学(UAH)是指定的国家网络防御教育和研究学术卓越中心，该校建议继续并扩大其对CyberCorps(R)：服务奖学金(SFS)计划的参与，为进入政府工作人员培养高素质的网络安全专业人员。UAH与卡尔霍恩社区学院、东北阿拉巴马州立大学和斯奈德州立社区学院合作，为这些社区学院的大二学生提供为期一年的支持，并在UAH提供两年的额外支持，以完成学士学位。UAH有专门的计划将SFS学生安排到政府服务中，包括在军队平行工作的学生(SWAP)和网络部队孵化器。这些项目与当地政府机构密切合作，以确定劳动力需求，为学生做好准备，并将学生与实习和毕业后的职位联系起来。前SFS毕业生在美国陆军、导弹防御局、陆军工程兵团、美国国家航空航天局和联邦调查局的网络安全职位工作。SFS计划为解决网络安全教育和劳动力发展的项目提供资金，包括为网络安全专业的学生提供奖学金。作为奖学金的回报，获奖者毕业后将在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织中与网络安全有关的职位上工作一段时间，与奖学金的期限相同。UAH的SFS项目将网络安全主题从大学一年级到研究生在特定课程(如数据库系统和操作系统)的背景下引入课程。许多课程包括实践经验，为学生提供现实世界的学习机会。该计划得到了计算机科学系的网络安全实验室、电气和计算机工程系的安全和安全实验室以及商业学院的数字取证实验室的支持。在实验室活动中采用积极的学习理念来帮助学生获得和保持技能。UAH有十多个研究中心，为SFS学生研究提供机会，包括大数据安全、SCADA安全、网络安全、网络安全业务流程、安全、航空安全、数字取证和汽车安全。UAH的各种项目支持其SFS项目的发展，因为提供电气和计算机工程、计算机科学、网络安全和信息系统的学位。UAH还能够吸引具有不同学术背景的学生，包括社区大学、本科生、硕士课程和博士。该奖项反映了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。

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education and Research, proposes to continue and expand its participation in the CyberCorps(R): Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to prepare highly-qualified cybersecurity professionals for entry into the government workforce. UAH partners with Calhoun Community College, Northeast Alabama State Junior College, and Snead State Community College to support sophomores at these community colleges for one year, and for two years of additional support at UAH to complete a bachelor's degree. UAH has dedicated programs to place SFS students into government service including the Students Working at the Army in Parallel (SWAP) and the Cyber Force Incubator. These programs work closely with local government agencies to identify workforce needs, prepare students, and connect students to internships and post-graduation positions. Former SFS graduates work in cybersecurity positions at the US Army, the Missile Defense Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, NASA, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The SFS program funds projects that address cybersecurity education and workforce development, including funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to Cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.The SFS program at UAH introduces cybersecurity topics into the curriculum from the freshman experience through graduate work in the context of specific courses, such as database systems and operating systems. Many of the courses include practical experiences to provide students with real-world learning opportunities. The program is supported by a network security lab in the Department of Computer Science, a Safety and Security Lab in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Digital Forensics Lab in the College of Business. An active learning philosophy is used during laboratory activities to help students acquire and retain skills. There are more than a dozen research centers at UAH that offer opportunities for SFS student research including security of big data, SCADA security, network security, cybersecurity business processes, safety, aviation security, digital forensics, and automotive security. A variety of programs at UAH support the pipeline of its SFS program, as degrees are offered in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Information Systems. UAH is also able to draw students with different levels of academic background including community colleges, undergraduate, Master's programs, and PhD.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.