SFS
CyberCorps Scholarships for Service
From electronic banking and e-mails to healthcare and homeland security, society relies heavily on cyber professionals to protect and support the Nation's critical infrastructure. The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Acts for 2018 and 2021, and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, authorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF), in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to offer a scholarship program to recruit and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission of federal, state, local, and tribal governments. And, in the age of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, the CyberCorps(R) Scholarships for Service (SFS) program stands as a national treasure in addressing the escalated demand for more cybersecurity professionals nationwide. For decades, an interagency partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the Department of Homeland Security has supported U.S. institutions of higher education to grow the cybersecurity workforce through the CyberCorps(R) SFS program. Starting in 2001 with a 31-person cohort, the program has grown exponentially, graduating more than 4,500 students who have accepted critical roles securing the Nation's cyberspace by working at federal, state, tribal, and local government organizations. The SFS biennial reports periodically present overviews, initiatives, outcomes, and evaluations of the CyberCorps(R) Scholarships for Service (SFS) program.