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Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
The Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation indicates that your institution is helping reduce threats to our national infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense as well as provide the nation with a pipeline of qualified cybersecurity professionals. All regionally accredited two-year, four-year, and graduate-level institutions in the United States are eligible to apply to become a CAE-CD designated institution. To maintain the CAE-CD designation, an institution or program must apply to be re-evaluated every five academic years.
CAE-CD Community of Practice
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CAE-CD Designation Requirements
This document provides an overview of the requirements for designation in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program for Cyber Defense (CD), which is administered by the National Security Agency (NSA). Detailed information on each requirement and the application process is included.
PoS Cycle*
Access to Application
Application Due**
PSR Feedback Deadline***
Final Submission
PoS Cycle 16
10/15/2023
12/15/2023
12/30/2023
01/15/2024
PoS Cycle 17
01/15/2024
03/15/2024
03/30/2024
04/15/2024
PoS Cycle 18
04/15/2024
06/15/2024
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
PoS Cycle 19
07/15/2024
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
PoS Cycle 20
10/15/2024
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
01/15/2025
PoS Cycle 21
01/15/2025
03/15/2025
03/30/2025
04/15/2025
PoS Cycle 22
04/15/2025
06/15/2025
06/30/2025
07/15/2025
PoS Cycle 23
07/15/2025
09/15/2025
09/30/2025
10/15/2025
PoS Cycle 24
10/15/2025
12/15/2025
12/30/2025
01/15/2026
PoS Cycle 25
01/15/2026
03/15/2026
03/30/2026
04/15/2026
*PoS
- Program of Study
**Application Due
– The date institutions must submit a completed application for pre-submission review (PSR). Partial applications will not be forwarded for review. The PSR is required before there will be a full review of the CAE application.
***Pre-submission Review (PSR) Feedback Deadline
– The date the pre-submission reviewer will provide feedback to the institution.
CAE Cycle
Access to Application
Application Due**
PSR Feedback Deadline***
Final Submission
CAE Cycle 16
04/15/2024
06/15/2024
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
CAE Cycle 17
07/15/2024
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
CAE Cycle 18
10/15/2024
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
01/15/2025
CAE Cycle 19
01/15/2025
03/15/2025
03/30/2025
04/15/2025
CAE Cycle 20
04/15/2025
06/15/2025
06/30/2025
07/15/2025
CAE Cycle 21
07/15/2025
09/15/2025
09/30/2025
10/15/2025
CAE Cycle 22
10/15/2025
12/15/2025
12/30/2025
01/15/2026
CAE Cycle 23
01/15/2026
03/15/2026
03/30/2026
04/15/2026
CAE Cycle 24
04/15/2026
06/15/2026
06/30/2026
07/15/2026
CAE Cycle 25
07/15/2026
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
10/15/2026
**Application Due
– The date institutions must submit a completed application for pre-submission review (PSR). Partial applications will not be forwarded for review. The PSR is required before there will be a full review of the CAE application.​
***Pre-submission Review (PSR) Feedback Deadline
– The date the pre-submission reviewer will provide feedback to the institution.
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Program Submission Schedule (PoS)
Program Submission Schedule (CAE)
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CO)
The Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) program is in support of the President's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE): Building a Digital Nation. It furthers the goal to broaden the pool of skilled workers capable of supporting a cyber-secure nation. The CAE-CO program is a deeply technical, inter-disciplinary, higher education program with a particular emphasis on technologies and techniques related to specialized cyber operations (e.g., collection, exploitation, and response), critical to intelligence, military, and law enforcement organizations authorized to perform these specialized operations. CAE-CO programs are within a degree path like computer science, electrical engineering or computer engineering department, or a degree program of equivalent technical depth, or a collaboration between two or more of these departments.
CAE-CO Community of Practice
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CAE-CO Designation Requirements
This document provides an overview of the requirements for designation in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program for Cyber Operations (CO), which is administered by the National Security Agency (NSA). Detailed information on each requirement and the application process is included.
PoS Cycle*
Access to Application
Application Due**
PSR Feedback Deadline***
Final Submission
PoS Cycle 16
10/15/2023
12/15/2023
12/30/2023
01/15/2024
PoS Cycle 17
01/15/2024
03/15/2024
03/30/2024
04/15/2024
PoS Cycle 18
04/15/2024
06/15/2024
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
PoS Cycle 19
07/15/2024
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
PoS Cycle 20
10/15/2024
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
01/15/2025
PoS Cycle 21
01/15/2025
03/15/2025
03/30/2025
04/15/2025
PoS Cycle 22
04/15/2025
06/15/2025
06/30/2025
07/15/2025
PoS Cycle 23
07/15/2025
09/15/2025
09/30/2025
10/15/2025
PoS Cycle 24
10/15/2025
12/15/2025
12/30/2025
01/15/2026
PoS Cycle 25
01/15/2026
03/15/2026
03/30/2026
04/15/2026
*PoS
- Program of Study
**Application Due
– The date institutions must submit a completed application for pre-submission review (PSR). Partial applications will not be forwarded for review. The PSR is required before there will be a full review of the CAE application.
***Pre-submission Review (PSR) Feedback Deadline
– The date the pre-submission reviewer will provide feedback to the institution.
CAE Cycle
Access to Application
Application Due**
PSR Feedback Deadline***
Final Submission
CAE Cycle 16
04/15/2024
06/15/2024
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
CAE Cycle 17
07/15/2024
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
CAE Cycle 18
10/15/2024
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
01/15/2025
CAE Cycle 19
01/15/2025
03/15/2025
03/30/2025
04/15/2025
CAE Cycle 20
04/15/2025
06/15/2025
06/30/2025
07/15/2025
CAE Cycle 21
07/15/2025
09/15/2025
09/30/2025
10/15/2025
CAE Cycle 22
10/15/2025
12/15/2025
12/30/2025
01/15/2026
CAE Cycle 23
01/15/2026
03/15/2026
03/30/2026
04/15/2026
CAE Cycle 24
04/15/2026
06/15/2026
06/30/2026
07/15/2026
CAE Cycle 25
07/15/2026
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
10/15/2026
**Application Due
– The date institutions must submit a completed application for pre-submission review (PSR). Partial applications will not be forwarded for review. The PSR is required before there will be a full review of the CAE application.​
***Pre-submission Review (PSR) Feedback Deadline
– The date the pre-submission reviewer will provide feedback to the institution.
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Program Submission Schedule (CAE)
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R)
The Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) designation indicates that your institution increases the understanding of robust cyber defense technology, policy, and practices that will enable our Nation to prevent and respond to a catastrophic event. Eligible institutions must be a DoD school, a Ph.D. producing military academy, or a regionally accredited Ph.D. degree-granting college or university. Institutions must identify as a Doctoral University – Highest Research Activity (R1), Doctoral University – Higher Research Activity (R2), or Doctoral University – Moderate Research Activity (R3) as determined by the Carnegie Foundation Basic Classification system (and/or other independent body to measure CD) or provide a written justification as to significant CD research. An institution or program must apply for re-designation every five academic years.
CAE-R Community of Practice
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CAE-R Designation Requirements
This document provides an overview of the requirements for designation in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program for Cyber Research (R), which is administered by the National Security Agency (NSA). Detailed information on each requirement and the application process is included.
CAE Cycle
Access to Application
Application Due**
PSR Feedback Deadline***
Final Submission
CAE Cycle 16
04/15/2024
06/15/2024
06/30/2024
07/15/2024
CAE Cycle 17
07/15/2024
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
10/15/2024
CAE Cycle 18
10/15/2024
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
01/15/2025
CAE Cycle 19
01/15/2025
03/15/2025
03/30/2025
04/15/2025
CAE Cycle 20
04/15/2025
06/15/2025
06/30/2025
07/15/2025
CAE Cycle 21
07/15/2025
09/15/2025
09/30/2025
10/15/2025
CAE Cycle 22
10/15/2025
12/15/2025
12/30/2025
01/15/2026
CAE Cycle 23
01/15/2026
03/15/2026
03/30/2026
04/15/2026
CAE Cycle 24
04/15/2026
06/15/2026
06/30/2026
07/15/2026
CAE Cycle 25
07/15/2026
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
10/15/2026
**Application Due
– The date institutions must submit a completed application for pre-submission review (PSR). Partial applications will not be forwarded for review. The PSR is required before there will be a full review of the CAE application.​
***Pre-submission Review (PSR) Feedback Deadline
– The date the pre-submission reviewer will provide feedback to the institution.
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