CYBERSECURITY EDUCATOR STIPEND
The 2021 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference is excited to provide a limited number of no-cost conference registrations ($125 value) to eligible educators through the Cybersecurity Educator Stipend.
We are particularly interested in helping educators who have no support for conference attendance from their school, district, or other sources. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen currently teaching full-time in a secondary public, private, or charter school. Educators should have a passion for introducing cybersecurity topics into their classroom or teaching cybersecurity courses. First priority will go to educators who have not attended NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference previously. Award recipients will represent various demographics, geographic regions, and levels of instruction.
K12 educators seeking financial assistance are required to complete the online application located at the bottom of this web page. Applications will be accepted until October 25, 2021 or until the financial assistance funds run out. Applicants selected to receive stipends will be notified on October 26, 2021. Upon acceptance of the award, winners will receive a registration code for no-charge admission to the event. Some restrictions apply.
Please read carefully below for additional details:
Application Selection Criteria includes, but is not limited to:
Underserved communities
Statement of financial need
Bio including role as related to K12 cybersecurity education
Statement of why they want to attend and how they will use the information gained
Responsibilities of Winners
Winners must be able to attend the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference either by participating in the live virtual conference December 6-7, 2021, or by viewing the recorded sessions after those dates, and submitting a post-conference survey? The main conference programming takes place from approximately 10am-7pm Eastern Standard Time. All sessions are recorded and will be available for 6 months post-event for viewing at your convenience.
Winners must complete the 2021 K12 Conference post-evaluation survey. Post-Conference surveys are due by March 1, 2022.
NOTE: Funding does not include pre-conference workshops, however recipients may add pre-conference workshops to their registration at their own expense.
Application Instructions
All materials must be submitted via the application link at the bottom of this page.
Completed Application Form includes:
Teaching experience
Current position, name of school, location, classes taught
Statement of teaching goals and how attendance at the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will help meet those goals
A brief plan for how ideas from the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will be shared with colleagues and students after the event
Statement of financial need (Do you have financial support from your school, district or other sources for conference attendance?)
APPLICATION DEADLINE - OCTOBER 25, 2021
APPROVED STIPEND RECIPIENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 26, 2021
The 2021 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Educator Registration Stipend Award is made possible through the generous support of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its Cybersecurity Education Training and Assistance Program (CETAP) grantee, CYBER.ORG.
