The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $996,137 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). This grant will establish a new CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at UNLV to cultivate a group of cybersecurity experts skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for government service. The program aims to attract...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $599,891 project grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program to develop artificial intelligence interventions for improving student performance in college STEM courses. The three-year award, issued on June 1, 2022 and set to conclude on May 31, 2025, will fund the creation of an AI system to deliver individualized just-in-time interventions tailored to enhance...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the University of South Florida from the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The grant funds the "EAGER: SATC AI-CYBERSECURITY: FAKING IT: FACILITATING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CYBERSECURITY ISSUES IN AI" project. The STEM Education program supports developing the nation's STEM education enterprise. This project will facilitate public awareness of cybersecurity...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $297,712 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development of products and services integrating cybersecurity into artificial intelligence education. The two-year award period runs from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2023. As the awardee, the University of Colorado Boulder will leverage the funding in Colorado to deliver...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) will provide teachers in grades 6-14 in Nevada with immersive research experiences in the cutting-edge field of edge artificial intelligence (AI). The University of Nevada, Reno will lead this 3-year "RET Site: Research Experience on Edge Artificial Intelligence for Nevada Teachers" project, which aims to equip...
The National Science Foundation awarded Auburn University a $299,941 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal grant program. The two-year award, made on May 1, 2021 and concluding on April 30, 2023, will support the development of transformative educational approaches to meld artificial intelligence and cybersecurity mindsets. As the sole awardee, Auburn University will leverage the funding to deliver educational programming and training focused on integrating artificial...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $154,754 project grant to the University of Illinois under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop empathy-driven hands-on projects teaching high school students about cybersecurity and artificial intelligence ethics. The two-year grant running from July 2021 to June 2023 will support collaborative research between the University and local high schools to design and implement curriculum integrating ethical discussions with practical...
Arizona State University received a $300,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop artificial intelligence tools and resources for cybersecurity education. The funding supports the EAGER: SATC-EDU project to create a machine learning-enabled security knowledge graph for integrating AI into cybersecurity curriculum from April 30, 2023. The grant falls under the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to strengthen...
This $1,829,841 federal project grant award to Norwich University, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to (1) increase participation of underrepresented populations in cybersecurity, (2) equip scholars with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) skills through an integrated BS/MS program, and (3) expand undergraduate research opportunities to establish cybersecurity as a science. The project will offer pathways for students to...
Purdue University was awarded a $299,934 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education to support the development of a novel proactive and collaborative cybersecurity education learning paradigm focused on artificial intelligence. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA #47.076), the two-year project will create and evaluate new educational materials and approaches for teaching cybersecurity in the context of...