Award Abstract # 2235135
CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Graduating Workforce-Ready Cybersecurity Professionals

NSF Org: DGE
Division Of Graduate Education
Recipient: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date: December 14, 2022
Latest Amendment Date: March 25, 2024
Award Number: 2235135
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: $2,409,485.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $898,245.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2023 = $898,245.00
History of Investigator:
  • Sergio Salinas Monroy (Principal Investigator)
    Sergio.SalinasMonroy@wichita.edu
  • Zhiyong Shan (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Joseph Jabara (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Remi Chou (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Ajita Rattani (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Wichita State University
1845 FAIRMOUNT ST # 38
WICHITA
KS  US  67260-9700
(316)978-3285
Sponsor Congressional District: 04
Primary Place of Performance: Wichita State University
1845 FAIRMOUNT ST
WICHITA
KS  US  67260-9700
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): JKKNZLNYLJ19
Parent UEI: JKKNZLNYLJ19
NSF Program(s): CYBERCORPS: SCHLAR FOR SER
Primary Program Source: 04002324DB NSF STEM Education
Program Reference Code(s): 093Z, 7254, 9102, 9178, 9179, SMET
Program Element Code(s): 1668
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.076

ABSTRACT

The US economic competitiveness and security depend on the nation's ability to produce enough cybersecurity professionals who can secure its cyberinfrastructure. This project will award scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in cybersecurity programs at Wichita State University (WSU). Significant efforts will be made to recruit and retain outstanding students, including those from underrepresented groups. As a result, the project will provide a steady stream of diverse workforce-ready cybersecurity professionals for government service.

WSU is the only urban-serving research institution in Kansas and is designated as a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. WSU offers strong cybersecurity graduate and undergraduate programs that accommodate students with diverse academic backgrounds. Scholarship recipients will receive individualized career advising focused towards transitioning to a government job and participate in mentored research while completing a cybersecurity degree. Students will have an opportunity to conduct research in areas such as biometrics, cyberphysical system security, mobile security, and wireless network security. The project team will leverage its existing close ties with minority-oriented and security-oriented student organizations on campus, as well as with community colleges and local high schools, to recruit students. The project also includes retention specialists who will develop support structures, including parent mentoring, to tackle challenges faced by students from underrepresented groups. To further improve the inclusivity of our programs, the project will train participating faculty on the academic challenges faced by students from underrepresented groups.

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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