The NSF’s CyberCorps(R): Scholarship for Service (SFS) program addresses cybersecurity education and workforce development, aiming to cultivate an unrivaled workforce for national security and economic prosperity. This grant supports a federal strategic plan for cybersecurity research and education, seeking to ‘change the game’ against cyber-attacks. It offers two tracks: the Scholarship Track provides funding for cybersecurity students, who, in return, commit to working for Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organizations in cybersecurity roles post-graduation for a period equal to their scholarship length. The Capacity Track seeks innovative proposals to enhance U.S. higher education’s ability to produce skilled cybersecurity professionals, strengthening the nation’s defense against cyber threats.
Opportunity ID: 247594
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 14-510 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CyberCorps(R): Scholarship for Service |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 21, 2014 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 11, 2014 Scholarship Track February 21, 2014 Capacity Track |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 21, 2014 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 11, 2014 Scholarship Track February 21, 2014 Capacity Track |
| Archive Date: | Feb 22, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $19,670,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | Cyberspace has transformed the daily lives of people. The rush to adopt 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 the NSF advanced a broad, coordinated federal strategic plan for cybersecurity research and education to "change the game," check 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 needs advanced research within and across disciplines, requiring expertise in human, statistical, mathematical, computational, and computer sciences to develop and transition new concepts and technologies to practice. It also 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 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. In return for their scholarships, recipients will 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. The Capacity Track seeks innovative proposals leading to an increase in the ability of the United States higher education enterprise to produce cybersecurity professionals. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 14-510 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00189471 | Nov 13, 2013 | Feb 21, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
247594 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
247594 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
247594 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
247594 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
247594 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
247594 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
247594 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
247594 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
247594 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
247594 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
247594 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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