Project Grant 2012PD127000001

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (47.076) program provides $240,000 to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to develop a cybersecurity education framework for computer science students. The project aims to build a "cybersecurity mindset" by integrating threat-driven cybersecurity modules into non-cybersecurity computer science courses, allowing students to build, break, and fix...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $371,449 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to integrate cybersecurity curriculum into computer science-related programs using a project-based learning (PBL) approach focused on identity and access management (IAM). The project aims to design and develop a diverse set of IAM-themed software course projects, supporting course modules, and active learning activities that can...

This $176,277 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the Examining Pedagogy in Cybersecurity at Military Academies (EPIC) project at the University of Illinois. Over three years, EPIC will conduct a quasi-experimental study involving over 6,300 first-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy to examine the relative efficacy of traditional versus simulation-based instructional approaches for teaching cybersecurity...

This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance education and training in IoT software and systems security. The project will design and host a next-generation Capture-the-Flag (CTF) platform called "PwnIoT.Academy" that supports student-centered and inclusive pedagogy. Key activities include: Developing IoT-specific CTF and defensive challenges for different architectures and software platforms to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education provides $157,741 to Bridgevalley Community & Technical College to develop a collaborative cybersecurity analysis certification program with two other West Virginia educational institutions. The goal is to build an educational and career pipeline for critically needed cyber specialists and grow a capable, trained cybersecurity workforce within West Virginia and nationally. Specifically, the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enable the convergence of public, private, and education sectors to prepare learners for the cybersecurity convergence workforce. The $650,000 award, granted on September 15, 2024 with a completion date of August 31, 2027, will develop educational and training materials in the form of virtual lab libraries for operational technology (OT)/industrial control systems (ICS) and IT...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) establishes the Cybersecurity Community Hub (C2HUB) platform. The $698,304 award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, will develop and deliver modular, open-source course materials for undergraduate and graduate cybersecurity education. These materials include software tools, real-world datasets, and auto-graded assignments designed to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will provide $137,893 to The Johns Hopkins University to establish the Cybersecurity Community Hub (C2HUB). This platform will develop, deliver, and disseminate cyberinfrastructure-enabled cybersecurity education and training resources, including modular, open-source course materials for both undergraduate and graduate levels. The project will...

The Center for Excellence in Cybersecurity Education will provide $2.87 million in funding from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to Brookdale Community College Inc. from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. Under this Project Grant award, Brookdale Community College will establish and operate the Center for Excellence in Cybersecurity Education to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $120,036 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the University of Washington Tacoma. The purpose of this 2-year collaborative research project is to develop tailored curriculum modules and scalable pathways to provide comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy education for criminal justice professionals across the United States. The goal is to equip these...