Project Grant 2124827

The National Science Foundation awarded $512,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Cyberspara, Inc. to develop an online simulation product that engages citizens in cybersecurity simulations and implements evidence-based learning research. The project will create an effective, standards-based approach for teaching cybersecurity awareness and best practices to school-age populations. By using developmentally appropriate instructional...

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...

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will receive $262,209 over three years from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to examine pedagogy in cybersecurity education at United States military academies. Specifically, the Examining Pedagogy in Cybersecurity at Military Academies project will introduce simulation-based learning exercises and pedagogies into mandatory first-year cybersecurity courses at the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $299,962 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070) to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado-Denver. The project aims to develop a gamified education platform centered around story-driven educational hacking games to attract Generation Z to the cybersecurity workforce. The platform will utilize...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a learner-centered artificial intelligence (AI) co-pilot tool to crowd-source the curation of comprehensive cybersecurity attack artifacts. The $299,999 award to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) aims to leverage large language models and techniques like prompt engineering to guide users in emulating end-to-end...

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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to enhance undergraduate cybersecurity education through a mission-based learning model. With $292,359 in funding from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, Boise State University will develop instructor and student lesson plans for a set of cybersecurity missions in an existing computer science course. Senior undergraduate and graduate computer science students will be trained to coach younger...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Southern California a $375,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) effective August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative addresses the critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals by developing comprehensive, hands-on virtual...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to develop an open cloud-based "CTF5G" platform for cybersecurity training and workforce development focused on 5G network security. The key products to be delivered through this 2-year project are: Automating the workflow for setting up 5G network-based...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program totaling $199,797 will support Shaw University's establishment of a dedicated Cyber Operations Lab from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The Lab will provide virtual workstations for students to conduct simulated cybersecurity exercises like red-team/blue-team assessments and capture-the-flag competitions. It will also offer a secure environment for skills practice like vulnerability scanning and penetration...