Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
Building trust in global cyber ecosystems by addressing security, privacy, and resilience challenges through multidisciplinary research and education initiatives under the SaTC 2.0 program.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: January 25, 2027 (Full proposal target) | September 27, 2027 (Full proposal target) | Rolling (Proposals accepted anytime)
Funding Amounts: $50,000–$1,200,000 overall; category limits apply, with durations up to four years
Summary: Supports research, education, and workforce training to strengthen security, privacy, resilience, and trust in global cyber ecosystems.
Key Information: Each PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key person is limited to two RES, one EDU, and one SEED proposal per contiguous 12 months.
Description
NSF’s SaTC 2.0 program supports fundamental research and education that build confidence in the security, privacy, and resilience of cyberspace, particularly against malicious intent. It welcomes single-discipline and multidisciplinary work drawing on computing, education, mathematics, statistics, and social, behavioral, and economic sciences. The program spans NSF’s CISE, MPS, SBE, and STEM Education directorates.
Research interests include computing and communication systems, foundations, human aspects, information ecosystems, and cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. NSF favors generalizable principles over solutions limited to one platform or system, and encourages forward-looking approaches that anticipate emerging threats. Education projects support cybersecurity learning, workforce development, and public awareness across K–12, postsecondary, professional, and informal settings. Projects primarily focused on offensive techniques are out of scope.
