CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Workforce Training and Preparation in Cybersecurity and Privacy

随着越来越多的智能设备连接到互联网，网络攻击对国家资产和基础设施的风险和成本继续增加。大学非常需要培养学生成为高素质的网络安全专业人员，并解决网络安全人才短缺的问题，特别是在政府部门。 为了满足这一需求，中央佛罗里达大学（UCF）的CyberCorps®服务奖学金（SFS）项目将招募，支持和指导三个网络相关学科的本科生和研究生：计算机科学，信息技术和计算机工程。该项目与2018年美国国家网络战略的目标一致，将有助于确保美国继续从安全的网络空间中获益，反映国家原则，保护国家安全，促进国家繁荣。UCF SFS项目的目标是：（1）招收在UCF攻读网络学位的学生，他们符合SFS奖学金的资格要求;（2）让SFS学生参与丰富而广泛的网络安全课程，协同的课外活动和基于队列的导师制;（三）促进SFS学生在政府机构或联邦资助的研究和发展中心的实习和就业机会并与SFS利益相关者互动。 该项目还旨在通过从UCF大量代表性不足的学生中招募SFS学者来扩大参与。SFS学者将参加尖端的网络安全研究，以及UCF提供的各种网络安全课程和课外活动。他们将接受培训，成为联邦、州或地方政府机构中高效、高效的网络工作人员。UCF的SFS项目还将与UCF的现有项目和课外俱乐部合作，以促进SFS学者的招聘，保留和参与。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。

With more smart devices being connected to the Internet, the risk and cost of cyber-attacks to national assets and infrastructure continues to increase. There is a great need for universities to train students to become highly qualified cybersecurity professionals and address the shortage of cybersecurity talent, particularly in the government sector. To address this need, the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) project at the University of Central Florida (UCF) will recruit, support, and guide undergraduate and graduate students in three cyber-related disciplines: Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering. The project is aligned with the goals of the 2018 US National Cyber Strategy and will help ensure that the US continues to reap the benefits of a secure cyberspace that reflects national principles, protects national security, and promotes national prosperity. The objectives of the UCF SFS project are to (1) recruit students pursuing cyber degrees at UCF who satisfy the SFS scholarship eligibility requirements; (2) engage SFS students in a rich and broad curriculum in cybersecurity, synergistic co-curricular activities, and cohort-based mentorship; (3) facilitate internship and employment opportunities for the SFS students at government agencies or federally funded research and development centers and engage with SFS stakeholders. The project also aims to broaden participation by recruiting SFS scholars from among the large pool of underrepresented students at UCF. SFS scholars will participate in cutting-edge cybersecurity research and a wide selection of cybersecurity courses and extra-curricular activities offered at UCF. They will be trained to be effective and high-performing members of the cyber workforce in federal, state, or local government agencies. The SFS project at UCF will also partner with existing programs and extra-curricular clubs at UCF in order to promote recruitment, retention, and engagement of the SFS scholars. 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.