In order to encourage the development of the scientific foundations of cybersecurity, the National Security Agency (NSA) established The Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. NSA invites nominations of papers that show an outstanding contribution to cybersecurity science. A set of Distinguished Experts will review the nominations and provide individual assessments to the NSA Research Directorate. Awardees will be invited to NSA to receive the award and present the winning paper to an audience of cybersecurity experts.