CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: CyberRamblers Bolster National Security

网络安全对现代生活的方方面面都至关重要，从能源、商业、金融、教育、医疗保健到制造业和农业。在政府工作人员中服务的训练有素的网络安全专业人员对国家安全至关重要。该项目将建立CyberRamblers-Loyola大学芝加哥CyberCorps®服务奖学金计划，以改善美国的国家安全。学者将接受计算机科学和网络安全的技术知识，以及心理学、刑事司法和犯罪学的网络犯罪的社会和行为知识方面的培训。这使得学者们接受了全面的网络安全教育和培训。网络安全理学士专业的四批本科生将在五年内招收20名学生。招生过程强调招收和留住任职人数不足和服务不足的群体的成员。该项目的成果将是一批准备充分的网络安全专业人员和领导者，为满足国家网络安全劳动力的需求做好准备。该项目将建立在现有的跨学科网络安全计划的基础上，招收计算机科学、网络安全、心理学和刑事司法与犯罪学的学生。每名CyberRambler奖学金获得者将获得两年的奖学金支持以及咨询和指导支持，以确保在毕业和成功就业方面取得足够的进展。学者将参与跨学科的研究和教育，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。这些服务奖学金将为学者提供必要的实践培训和教育，以便作为政府工作人员开始成功的网络安全职业生涯。为了确保计划的有效性和可持续性，将使用全面的形成性和终结性评估机制来评估学生学者的进展和成就。这些将特别关注学者的技能发展、知识获取以及满足国家网络安全劳动力需求的准备情况。该项目旨在通过战略招聘、以网络安全为重点的跨学科课程、严格的评估和政府合作，培养将对国家安全产生积极影响并应对网络环境不断变化的挑战的网络安全专业人员。该项目由CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划支持，该计划为建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。毕业后，奖学金获得者被要求在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作，时间与他们的奖学金支持相同。这一奖项反映了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。

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.