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Alan Paller Memorial Scholarship Fund created by NCSF’s Board of Directors NCS-LOGO-light Home Programs What’s a Cyber Star? CyberStart America Cyber FastTrack Cyber Foundations Academy NCSF Research Awards NCSF Award Winners 2024 NCSF Awards Outline 2024 Scholars with Honors 2023 NCSF Award Winners 2023 NCSF Awards Outline 2023 Scholars with Honors 2022 NCSF Award Winners 2022 NCSF Award Winners 2021 Partnerships Partner with NCSF College Partnerships Employer Sponsorship Individual Giving About Our Mission Leadership Terms Contact us News NCSF Partnership with CYBER.ORG iKeepSafe FERPA privacy certification for CSA College credit for NCSF scholarships NCS eligibility update 2022-23 Alan Paller Honor Scholarship In memory of Alan Paller NCSF News Blog Donate NCS-LOGO-light menu Home Programs What’s a Cyber Star? CyberStart America Cyber FastTrack Cyber Foundations Academy NCSF Research Awards NCSF Award Winners 2024 NCSF Awards Outline 2024 Scholars with Honors 2023 NCSF Award Winners 2023 NCSF Awards Outline 2023 Scholars with Honors 2022 NCSF Award Winners 2022 NCSF Award Winners 2021 Partnerships Partner with NCSF College Partnerships Employer Sponsorship Individual Giving About Our Mission Leadership Terms Contact us News NCSF Partnership with CYBER.ORG iKeepSafe FERPA privacy certification for CSA College credit for NCSF scholarships NCS eligibility update 2022-23 Alan Paller Honor Scholarship In memory of Alan Paller NCSF News Blog Donate Cybersecurity is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. 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. A new initiative to develop the next generation of Cyber Stars (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. logo-csa Gives free access to an online game that provides a fun, accessible gateway for high school students to explore their cybersecurity skills, and learn about the cyber industry and careers. cyber Simplifying and accelerating the path to a cybersecurity career for college students, whatever their experience level. ncsf-logo Portfolio of briefings and reports that explain the critical shortage of expert CyberStars and pathways for meeting the challenge. National Cyber Scholarships 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. zoom Identifying aptitude. Uncovering hidden talents in students who may not otherwise consider the cybersecurity profession. shape plant Nurturing potential. Free intensive training provided by the global leader in cybersecurity training and certification. shape star Empowering excellence. Rewarding the top performers with financial incentives to support future cybersecurity study. shape About the NCS 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. Key Partners Copyright © 2021 Terms and...