Slots: This is considered a “limited submission” opportunity. We are only accepting one application per institution (although that could be a collaboration across different faculty/departments).
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: February 9, 2024, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: March 1st, 2024 TBA
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: Not mentioned on website.
Anticipated Award Amount: $1 million
Who May Serve as PI: Any nonprofit or public higher education institution is eligible. We welcome institutions of all sizes to apply, including colleges, universities, community colleges, and graduate schools. We seek a diverse cohort of grantees across the U.S that serve a variety of students and communities, and we encourage eligible institutions to submit applications.
Link to Award: https://cyberclinics.withgoogle.com/
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
Google, in collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, will support selected colleges, universities, and community colleges with up to $1M each to increase access and opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in cybersecurity. In addition, recipients can access the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, Google Titan security keys, and student mentorship opportunities from Google.
For decades, schools of law and medicine have operated “clinics”, where students work with real-world clients and gain valuable job experience.
University, college and community-college-based cybersecurity clinics train students from diverse backgrounds to strengthen the digital defenses of under-resourced critical public infrastructure organizations, like small hospitals, non-profits, local governments, small businesses, and other community organizations. University-based cybersecurity clinics address two simultaneous needs: building cybersecurity capacity and resilience in their communities and training the next generation of cybersecurity talent with real-world job experience.
For the purposes of this Fund, “critical public infrastructure” is understood as the 16 sectors identified by the U.S Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. These sectors are: chemical; commercial facilities; communications; critical manufacturing; dams; defense industrial base; emergency services; energy; financial services; food and agriculture; government facilities; healthcare and public health; information technology; nuclear reactors, materials, and waste; transportation systems, and water and wastewater.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.