CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Accelerating Cybersecurity Education, Scholarship and Service

该项目在马萨诸塞大学达特茅斯分校建立了一个新的CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划。该项目旨在(1)满足国家对全面网络安全教育的需求，(2)为进入政府职业创造一个支持性的生态系统，(3)通过扩大学生的参与，回应对具有网络安全硕士水平准备的多样化劳动力的需求。该项目提供了一种综合体验，将教育和应用经验相结合，以增加对网络安全和政府工作人员机会的了解。它包括一个招聘和劳动力发展战略的协调计划，以准备和毕业硕士级别的专业人员，以满足政府的需求。总体结果将是一群不同的学者，他们为政府网络安全职位做好准备，并走上了成功的道路。马萨诸塞州达特茅斯大学被指定为国家安全局和国土安全部国家网络防御教育学术卓越中心。该项目利用了这一称谓，加快了电气、计算机工程和计算机科学方面的理学士/硕士项目，开设了网络安全方面的研究生课程，与政府机构建立了合作关系，并由联邦政府资助的研究工作，以提高网络安全方面的学术水平。在马萨诸塞州大学达特茅斯分校教师的指导下完成的研究将推动将安全视为基本系统设计属性的科学。该项目将实施、调整和研究循证活动，包括专业发展实践，以招聘和支持网络安全领域历来任职人数不足的研究生。此外，该项目将产生和传播关于影响招生、学生成功和受过专门网络安全研究培训的学生获得研究生学位的活动的知识。该项目得到了CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划的支持，该计划为设立或继续开展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，以培养一支优秀的网络安全队伍。奖学金获得者毕业后必须在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织中从事网络安全工作，工作时间与他们的奖学金支持期限相同。  该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This project establishes a new CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth). The project aims to (1) address the national need for a holistic cybersecurity education, (2) create a supportive ecosystem for entering government careers, and (3) respond to demands for a diverse workforce with master’s-level preparation in cybersecurity by broadening participation of students. The project provides an integrated experience that combines education and applied experiences to increase understanding of cybersecurity and workforce opportunities in the government. It includes a coordinated program of recruitment and workforce development strategies to prepare and graduate master’s-level professionals to meet the needs of the government. The overall outcome will be a diverse group of scholars who are prepared for government cybersecurity positions and placed on a pathway for success. UMass Dartmouth is designated as a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The project leverages this designation, accelerated B.S./M.S. programs in electrical and computer engineering and computer science, graduate-level courses in cybersecurity, established partnerships with government agencies, and federally sponsored research efforts to advance scholarship in cybersecurity. Research completed under the mentorship of UMass Dartmouth faculty will advance the science that treats security as a fundamental system design attribute. The project will implement, adapt, and study evidence-based activities, including professional development practices, to recruit and support graduate students historically underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity. In addition, the project will generate and disseminate knowledge about activities affecting recruitment, student success, and graduate degree attainment by students with specialized cybersecurity research training. 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.