CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

Federal funding opportunity 26-503 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 21, 2026

Posted: February 4, 2026
Closes: July 21, 2026
Award ceiling: $2,500,000
Award floor: $300,000
Program funding: $2,500,000
Expected awards: 25
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 47.076
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives: August 16, 2029

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.076 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $1.3B
FY2025 obligated: $1.4B
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $60.1M
Awards in window: 5,099

Top recipients: The Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Regents of the University of California, the, North Carolina State University, William Marsh Rice University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

Government and the nation face a talent shortfall in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS) program welcomes proposals that address AI and cybersecurity education and workforce development. CyberAI refers to using AI in cybersecurity as well as providing security and resilience for AI systems.

The Scholarship Track provides funding to establish, or to continue, scholarship for service programs with integrated AI and cybersecurity components (CyberAI). Scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and work after graduation in the AI or cybersecurity mission of a government organization for a period of at least the length of the scholarship.
The Innovation Tracksupports projects that enhance preparation of AI and/or cybersecurity professionals. Projects may expand existing educational opportunities, curricula, degree programs, educational pathways, methods and interventions, and partnerships among institutions of higher education, government, and employers.

Two statutesauthorize this program: 15 USC §7442(cybersecurity) and42 USC §18993(AI). CyberAI SFS aligns with the Executive Order 14277 to prioritize AI within scholarship for service programs. CyberAI is managed by NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education in collaboration with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - For the Scholarship Track:

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Community colleges are eligible only as sub-awardees of a partnering four-year SFS institutions as described in the Program Description section.

For the Innovation Track:

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.

*Who May Serve as PI: As of the date the proposal is submitted, any PI, co-PI, or other Senior/Key project personnel must hold either:

a tenured or tenure-track position, or
a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research, administration, or teaching position

at a US-based campus of an organization eligible to submit to this solicitation (see above), with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting organization. Individuals with primary appointments at for-profit non-academic organizations or at overseas branch campuses of U.S. institutions of higher education are…

How to apply

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Agency contact: U.S. National Science Foundation · grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov · 703-292-4203

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