Update on NSF SaTC education proposals
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As announced in July 2025, the U.S. National Science Foundation Security, Privacy, and Trust Cyberspace (NSF SaTC) program remains active; however, it has paused the acceptance of the NSF SaTC EDU proposal designation and education-related proposals. Researchers interested in education-focused projects are encouraged to consider the following NSF opportunities:
- NSF Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (NSF CyberAI SFS). This program supports scholarships and educational innovations that integrate AI and cybersecurity training.
- Scholarship Track: Provides funding to support scholarships for students who commit to post-graduation employment in AI or cybersecurity missions within government organizations for a period at least equal to the length of the scholarship.
Awards of up to $2,500,000. - Innovation Track: Supports transformative educational initiatives in AI, cybersecurity or the integration of both fields across educational levels.
Awards of up to $500,000. - For more information, please contact the NSF CyberAI SFS program team at sfs@nsf.gov.
- Scholarship Track: Provides funding to support scholarships for students who commit to post-graduation employment in AI or cybersecurity missions within government organizations for a period at least equal to the length of the scholarship.
- NSF Computing Education Research (NSF CER) program. NSF CER supports transformative projects that inform the understanding of the effective teaching and learning of computing and AI at all levels.
- For additional information, please contact the CER program team at: cise-cer@nsf.gov.