For the second year in a row, Augusta University has been awarded a grant from GenCyber to host two camps for rising junior and senior high school students. The nearly $110,000 grant will pay for 60 participants to be immersed in hands-on activities, including building and using code to defend and attack programmable robots. As part of the fun, students will also solve cyber problems, better preparing them for college coursework and career opportunities in cyber programs.

The summer cyber camps are the result of Augusta University’s work with GenCyber, a program funded by the National Security Agency in collaboration with the National Science Foundation. The first camp is going on now through Friday, July 1.