At BEMA we will promote ‘free’ Cybrary (http://www.cybrary.it/ ) cybersecurity
education & training for immediate job seekers, and more acceptable and traditional 'long-term' forms of education & training at HBCUs, Tribal, and
traditional colleges and universities in the U.S. CDS. CEO. Black Emergency Managers Association.
CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for
Service (SFS) - Defending America's Cyberspace
Award information Anticipated
Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 20
to 30
Consisting of 10-15 Scholarship
Track awards and 10-15 Capacity Building Track awards
Anticipated Funding Amount: $27,000,000
Pending the availability of
funds, in FY 2016 and FY 2017 for new awards under this program solicitation.
Scholarship awards are usually funded as continuing grants over a five-year
period.
Program Title: CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS)
Synopsis of Program:
Cyberspace has transformed the
daily lives of people. The rush to embrace cyberspace, however, has exposed its
fragility and vulnerabilities: corporations,
agencies, national infrastructure and individuals have been victims of
cyber-attacks. In December 2011, the National Science and Technology Council
with the cooperation of NSF advanced a broad, coordinated Federal strategic
plan for cybersecurity research and education to "change the game,"
examine the misuses of cyber technology, bolster education and training in
cybersecurity, establish a science of cybersecurity, and transition promising
cybersecurity research into practice. To achieve this strategic plan, the
Nation requires an innovative and efficient cybersecurity education system that
results in an unrivaled cybersecurity workforce and citizenry capable of
advancing America's economic prosperity and national security in the 21st
century. The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-274)
authorizes the National Science Foundation, in coordination with the Office of
Personnel Management and the Department of Homeland Security, to offer a
scholarship program to recruit and train the next generation of information
technology professionals, industry control system security professionals and
security managers.
The CyberCorps(R): Scholarship
for Service (SFS) program seeks proposals that address cybersecurity education
and workforce development. The Scholarship Track provides funding to award
scholarships to students in cybersecurity. All scholarship recipients must 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.
A proposing institution must provide clearly documented evidence of a strong
existing academic program in cybersecurity. Such evidence can include:
designation by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland
Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance
Education/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD), in Cyber Operations or in Research
(CAE-R); a specialized designation by a nationally recognized organization (for
example, in forensics); or equivalent evidence documenting a strong program in
cybersecurity.
The Capacity Track seeks
innovative proposals leading to an increase in the ability of the United States
higher education enterprise to produce cybersecurity and focus on efforts such
as research on the teaching and learning of cybersecurity, including research
on materials, methods and interventions; curricula recommendations for new
courses, degree programs, and educational pathways with plans for wide adoption
nationally; teaching and learning effectiveness of cybersecurity curricular
programs and courses; integration of
cybersecurity topics into computer science, data science, information
technology, engineering and other existing degree programs with plans for
pervasive adoption; and partnerships between institutions of higher education,
government, and relevant employment sectors leading to improved models for the
integration of applied research experiences into cybersecurity degree programs.
General inquiries regarding this
program should be made to:
Victor P. Piotrowski, Program
Director, telephone: (703) 292-5141, email:
vpiotrow@nsf.gov
Dongwon Lee, Program Director,
telephone: (703) 292-4679,
Paul Tymann, Program Director,
telephone: (703) 292-2260,
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