Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service

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	Federal Grant Title:	Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service
	CFDA Number:	47.076
	CFDA Description:	Education and Human Resources
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	11-506
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 15, 2010
	Creation Date:	Nov 15, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 11, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 11, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 11, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February 11, 2011
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	17
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - For the Scholarship Track, the proposing organization must be an accredited U.S. university or college that either (1) has been designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE or CAE-R) or (2) has an information assurance program that meets criteriasimilar to those necessary for CAE/IAE designation.(See http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/cae_iae_program_criteria.shtmlfor CAE/IAE criteria.) For the Capacity Building Track, the proposing organization may be either an accredited U.S. university or college or a consortium. Proposing organizations must demonstrate expertise in information assurance or cyber security curriculum development and/or research. An institutional CAE/IAE designation or information assurance program that meets criteriasimilar to those necessary for CAE/IAE designation is preferred. (See http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/cae_iae_program_criteria.shtml for CAE/IAE criteria.)
Grant Description: The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society. The SFS program is composed of two tracks:The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to students in the information assurance and computer security fields. Scholarship recipients shall pursue academic programs in information assurance for the final two years of undergraduate study, or for two years of master's-level study, or for the final two years of Ph.D.-level study. These students will participate as a cohort during their two years of study and activities, including a summer internship in the Federal Government. The recipients of the scholarships will become part of the Federal Cyber Service of Information Technology Specialists whose responsibility is to ensure the protection of the United States Government's information infrastructure. Upon graduation, after their two-year scholarships, recipients will be required to work for two years in the Federal Government. A limited number of students may be placed in National Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). This number shall be set by the program office each year. (See http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies.shtml for a list of Federal organizations, see http://www.science.doe.gov/National_Laboratories/ for a list of National Laboratories, see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdc/ for a list of FFRDCs.)The Capacity Building Track provides funds to colleges and universities to improve the quality and increase the production of information assurance and computer security professionals. Professional development of information assurance faculty and development of academic programs can be funded under this track, as well as projects to increase interest in information assurance and accelerate the integration of information assurance, computer security or cyber security knowledge across the STEM disciplines.
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