GENCYBER APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024, 11:59 P.M. ET.
GenCyber
GenCyber Program:
The GenCyber program aligns with the goals of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program in order to provide awareness of college and career pathway opportunities for secondary students and educators. GenCyber programs are offered in four formats:
- GenCyber Student Programs
- GenCyber Teacher Programs
- GenCyber Combination Programs
- GenCyber Student Language Programs
To ensure a level playing field for all, GenCyber programs are offered at no cost to student and/or teacher participants.
The Goals of GenCyber Are To:
- Ignite, increase and sustain awareness of secondary cybersecurity content and cybersecurity postsecondary and career opportunities for participants through year-round engagement;
- Increase student diversity in cybersecurity college and career readiness pathways at the secondary level; and
- Facilitate teacher readiness within a teacher learning community to learn, develop, and deliver cybersecurity content for the secondary classroom in collaboration with other nationwide initiatives.
GenCyber Resources:
GenCyber is an important component of the national cybersecurity education ecosystem. Several resources are available to our federal partners, camp hosts and the general public to ensure that cybersecurity awareness and education remain at the forefront of our program’s mission.
- 2015-2019 GenCyber 5-Year Report: When the GenCyber program got its start, we were unsure of what to expect, but we were excited at the prospect of reaching the future cybersecurity workforce at a much younger age and what that would mean for the nation. This report is the results of a five-year study to determine the effectiveness of GenCyber at reaching its goals. This report has found that GenCyber has been successful at accomplishing many of its goals, though in different ways and at varying degrees.
- Information on the NCAE-C College and Career Pathways Initiatives, including RING
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- National Initiative Cybersecurity Education (NICE)
- National Science Foundation
- CLARK Center
- CAE Institution Map