George Mason University Foundation
For Support Of The National Security Institute
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Amount$25,000
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ProgramCyber
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Date Awarded10/23/2017
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Term6.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
A grant to George Mason University will support the National Security Institute to identify, convene, and provide professional development opportunities to a broad-based, diverse, and inclusive group of technologists, including computer scientists, programmers, data scientists, and engineers, who currently work (or who have recently worked) in the cybersecurity and information technology fields and who are interested in the intersection of national security and technology.
About the Grantee
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Grants to this Grantee
for support of EdPolicyForward and CAHMP
This grant supports collaboration between two George Mason University centers: EdPolicyForward: The Center for Education Policy, and the Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership (CAHMP) to establish the AI-Informed Education Policy initiative or AIEP. The project, informed by both rigorous empirical research and advanced machine learning and analytics, aims to place actionable insights at the fingertips of practitioners to enable them to improve student access to opportunity and outcomes through more equitable, efficient, and effective measurement, intervention, and allocation of educational resources. (Subtrategy: Educator Capacity)
for support of the National Security Institute
A grant to the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School will support a wide array of education and capacity-building efforts, including a Technologist Fellowship to expose technical experts to policy issues, a Tech Bootcamp for Lawyers & Policymakers, and a Judicial Training Seminar focused on national security and technology. The grant will also support the institute’s growing Cyber and Emerging Technology research program.
for support of EdPolicyForward and CAHMP
This grant supports a faculty collaboration between two George Mason University centers: EdPolicyForward: The Center for Education Policy, and the Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership (CAHMP). The project, informed by both rigorous empirical research and advanced machine learning and analytics, aims to place actionable insights at the fingertips of practitioners that will enable them to improve student access to opportunity and outcomes through more equitable, efficient, and effective allocation of educational resources. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching & Learning)
