University of Rhode Island Receives $4.8 Million in National Science Foundation Funding for Cybersecurity Education
New England Council member University of Rhode Island recently received $4.8 million in two National Science Foundation awards to support scholarships for students enrolled in its cybersecurity programs, including its new Securing Artificial Intelligence track.
The first award, a three-year, $2.9 million CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service grant, will provide full scholarships, stipends and government summer internships to two cohorts of graduate students who commit to careers protecting artificial intelligence and cybersecurity systems for federal, state or local government agencies. The second, a $2 million S-STEM grant, will provide scholarships and mentoring to 30 low-income students pursuing URI’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity over five years.
“Artificial intelligence is rewriting both sides of the cybersecurity equation—the threats we have to defend against, and the tools we defend with. These awards let us do something very few programs in the country can: train cyber professionals who know how to secure AI systems and use AI to strengthen cyber defense, and open the door to that career for students who couldn’t otherwise afford a graduate degree,” said Victor Fay-Wolfe, professor of computer science and director of URI’s Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Center.
The grants will expand access to cybersecurity education while preparing students for careers in government and the broader cybersecurity field. The New England Council congratulates the University of Rhode Island for securing federal funding to expand its educational and scholarship opportunities for students.
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