Submissions sought for NSF CyberCorps program

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program. 

The objectives of the program are to increase the quantity of new entrants to the government cyber workforce, to increase the national capacity for the education of cybersecurity professionals, to increase national research and development capabilities in critical information infrastructure protection, and to strengthen partnerships between institutions of higher education and relevant employment sectors. 

The SFS program welcomes proposals to establish or to continue scholarship programs in cybersecurity. More information about the program and submission process are available here.  Submissions are due by April 22.