Broadening participation in cybersecurity education and workforce development
In May 2022, the National CyberWatch Center announced the reformulation of the annual Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) to become one of several symposia within multiple regional and a national Cybersecurity Capabilities and Career Symposia (3CS).
The 3CS expansion, eventually to all 10 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regions, will provide many more opportunities for attendees by addressing a significant impediment to participation in vital capacity building programs – the cost and time commitment for travel to the conference location. More information can be found HERE.
Conference Travel Stipends: Student Association Chapters & Members
If your academic institution has Student Association Chapter and you are a member, we are offering travel stipends from your home to the conference. Deadline is March 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST.
Travel Stipend Brackets & Coverage
- Over 250 miles rountrip
- Up to $140 per day for hotel costs
- Up to $500 for airfare
- Up to $650 for mileage reimbursement
- roundtrip miles: home to conference only
- $30 a day for local transportation
- hotel to conference and back only
- Uber, Lyft, miles, ect…
- hotel to conference and back only
- Less than 250 miles roundtrip
- Up to $140 per day for hotel costs
- Up to $225 for airfare
- Up to $325 for mileage reimbursement
- roundtrip miles: home to conference only
- $30 a day for local transportation.
- hotel to conference and back only
- Uber, Lyft, miles, ect…
- hotel to conference and back only
- Less than 50 miles roundtrip
- Up to $130 for mileage reimbursement
- roundtrip miles: home to conference only
- $30 a day for local transportation.
- hotel to conference and back only
- Uber, Lyft, miles, ect…
- hotel to conference and back only
- This bracket is not eligible for airfare stipends
- This bracket is not eligible for hotel stipends
- Up to $130 for mileage reimbursement
Additional Information
- We will not reimburse for car rental or food purchases.
- If you are driving to the conference, your travel miles that you are submitting must match your state ID or driver’s license address.
- We will require a state ID or drivers license address for verification upon picking up your reimbursement check.
- We will also require a map printout/screenshot of your miles from your home to the conference.
- Keep all you receipts as you will have to submit them for travel reimbursement.
- We will send out travel stipend emails for those who submitted an application as we arrive closer to the conference.
Registration Ticket Types & Discount Codes
- NCSA Chapter Member – Career Fair Only
- $10 – Promo Code: NCSAchapter3647
- NCSA Chapter Member – General Admission
- $17.50 – Promo Code: NCSAchapter3647
- NCSA 1-yr Paid Member – Career Fair Only
- $30 – Promo Code: NCSApaidmember9823
- NCSA Paid Member – General Admission
- $105 – Promo Code: NCSApaidmember9823
- NOTE:
- We will verify your membership upon acceptance to conference.
- Promo deadline is March 1st, 2023.
- Chapter member discount codes are only for those in CISA Region 3.
Apply for Travel Stipends
MA3CS Conference Registration
What to Expect at the Symposia
- Awards
- Community College Cyber Summit presentations
- Cybersecurity Arcade: Serious games intended to accurately assess and rank (e.g., chess rating) accomplishment of individual or one-on-one challenges necessary to develop cyber skills
- Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops (CSDWs) assist in raising the capability maturity and readiness of students, faculty, practitioners, or policymakers to adopt and adapt the latest effective practices for performing cybersecurity functions and roles
- Demonstrations
- Job Fairs: Employer Fair and Talent Fair
- Research: Dialogues, evidence-based practices
- Sponsorship opportunities
- …and much more!!