NSF Org:	DGE Division Of Graduate Education
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Initial Amendment Date:	December 14, 2022
Latest Amendment Date:	December 14, 2022
Award Number:	2145929
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Li Yang liyang@nsf.gov  (703)292-0000 DGE  Division Of Graduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	January 1, 2023
End Date:	December 31, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$3,441,900.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$1,345,007.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2023 = $1,345,007.00
History of Investigator:	Wei Zhang (Principal Investigator) wei.zhang@louisville.edu Adel Elmaghraby (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc 2301 S 3RD ST LOUISVILLE KY  US  40208-1838 (502)852-3788
Sponsor Congressional District:	03
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc Atria Support Center Louisville KY  US  40202-1959
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	03
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	E1KJM4T54MK6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	CYBERCORPS: SCHLAR FOR SER
Primary Program Source:	04002324DB NSF STEM Education
Program Reference Code(s):	093Z, 7254, 7434, 9150, 9178, 9179, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	166800
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

The security and prosperity of the United States have become increasingly dependent on its technological superiority and competitiveness in the cyberspace. The University of Louisville?s CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program will prepare 20 diverse master?s students with superior cybersecurity skills for entry into the government workforce. To ensure diversity, this project will actively recruit students from currently underrepresented groups in the cybersecurity workforce, including women, minorities, and low-income students. As the first SFS program in Kentucky, this project will make advanced cybersecurity education and financial, academic, and student support more accessible to diverse students in Kentucky and beyond.

This project builds on the existing graduate certificate in cybersecurity program, which is designated by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, to provide students with rigorous training in advanced cybersecurity knowledge and skills to defend against current and emerging cyberattacks. Scholarship recipients will also participate in a variety of academic and student support activities, such as personalized curriculum planning and mentoring, cohort-based peer meetings and advising, a federal internship program, and other professional development activities to promote their success in the program. Additionally, this project will help the University of Louisville broaden participation in cybersecurity education and strengthen partnerships with government agencies in cybersecurity.

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.

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