CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Building the Next Generation Cybersecurity-Ready Workforce

该项目在佛罗里达大西洋大学（FAU）建立了一个新的CyberCorps®服务奖学金（SFS）计划，并解决了对熟练和多样化的网络安全劳动力日益增长的需求。该项目利用教师的专业知识和课程，在网络安全和人工智能（AI），后量子密码学和硬件安全的主题领域的交叉点推动学生培训和技能发展。 FAU SFS计划将开发一个综合的网络安全劳动力发展模型，将基础准备与课程、深度技能发展与前沿研究、实践实习经验和综合专业发展相结合。专业发展活动，包括认证，被纳入该计划，以准备奖学金获得者在联邦政府的网络安全职业生涯。学生将从不同的FAU学生团体中招募，其中超过49%的成员来自代表性不足的社区。在五年内，每个队列将招募和培训五名学生，共20名SFS学者。学生将获得在联邦政府的网络安全机会的广泛了解，并准备在那里竞争和安全的工作。学生毕业后将具备深厚的网络安全技能和准备，并将通过完成他们的服务义务来满足国家安全需求。每个SFS学者都将获得两年的奖学金支持和培训，并从FAU的三个合作学院之一获得硕士学位-工程和计算机科学，科学和商业。学者还将完成网络安全的本科和研究生证书或课程，作为培训的一部分。FAU教师正在进行的合作，其中包括工业和国防部机构，带来了联邦政府网络安全需求的实质性经验，并为学者提供了丰富的课外活动。这些活动将服务于多种目的，包括吸引和招募学生，教育他们为联邦政府工作的好处和挑战，并协助他们获得实习机会和工作。该项目由CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service（SFS）计划提供支持，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。

This project establishes a new CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and addresses the increasing demand for a skilled and diverse cybersecurity workforce. This project leverages faculty expertise and course offerings to drive student training and skill development at the intersection of cybersecurity and thematic areas of artificial intelligence (AI), post-quantum cryptography, and hardware security. The FAU SFS program will develop an integrated cybersecurity workforce development model combining foundational preparation through coursework, deep skill development with cutting-edge research, practical internship experiences, and integrated professional development. Activities for professional development, including certifications, are integrated into the program to prepare scholarship recipients for a cybersecurity career in the federal government. Students will be recruited from the diverse FAU student body, with more than 49% members of underrepresented communities. Five students will be recruited and trained per cohort for a total of 20 SFS scholars over the five years. Students will gain a broad understanding of cybersecurity opportunities in the federal government and be prepared to compete and secure jobs there. Students will graduate with deep skills and preparation in cybersecurity and will serve the national security needs by completing their service obligation.Each SFS scholar receives two years of scholarship support and training leading to a master’s degree from one of the three collaborating Colleges at FAU –Engineering and Computer Science, Science, and Business. Scholars will also complete undergraduate and graduate certificates or tracks in cybersecurity as part of their training. FAU faculty’s ongoing collaborations, which include industry and Department of Defense agencies, bring substantive experience with federal government cybersecurity needs and contribute to a rich set of extracurricular activities for scholars. These activities will serve multiple purposes, including attracting and recruiting students, educating them about the benefits and challenges of working for the federal government, and assisting them in securing internship opportunities and jobs. Student research engagement will contribute to new knowledge at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, post-quantum cryptography, and hardware security.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.