Cybersecurity is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation is working hard to address the current cyber skills shortage by developing and championing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, through the provision of $2 million in college scholarships and $13.8 million in cybersecurity training.
The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) has launched a national initiative to identify and develop a new generation of Cyber Stars, to help close the critical skills gap in the cybersecurity industry.
The initiative is designed to identify talent in high school and college students, and includes a comprehensive set of programs and supports that work together to create a more assured pipeline for building the next generation of cyber talent.
Find out more about the different NCSF-funded programs by exploring the components linked below.
The National Cyber Scholarship program empowers America’s future Cyber Stars by awarding more than $2 million in scholarships and $14 million in training to high school and college students. Students can continue their studies and receive world class training for free from NCSF’s partner, the SANS Institute.
National Cyber Scholarships strengthen the pipeline for the cybersecurity industry in three important ways.
Uncovering hidden talents in students who may not otherwise consider the cybersecurity profession.
Free intensive training provided by the global leader in cybersecurity training and certification.
Rewarding the top performers with financial incentives to support future cybersecurity study.
The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable foundation created to help the United States close its critical cybersecurity skills gap. The only known defense against sophisticated cyber attacks is cybersecurity professionals with extraordinary talent and advanced training that enables them to defend systems in real time against determined adversaries. Other nations have a huge headstart in developing people with those skills. The National Cyber Scholarship program and CyberStart America are designed to enable the United States to catch up quickly.
