ISACA Cybersecurity Month Scholarship

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to global cybersecurity students who identify within a demographic that is historically underrepresented within the tech profession. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 5 November 2024

Offering:

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, every October, is dedicated to creating resources and communications to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data and stay safe online. In recognition of this initiative, we will award US$2,500 for tuition to five students, who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the awardee (if their school is International) or the awardee’s school (if their school is in the United States) in January 2025 and must be used for the school you’re attending in 2025.

Awardees will also receive a Career Building Bundle:

• One year of ISACA and ISACA chapter Student Membership (giving you access to career pathway and advancement events and webinars)
• One ISACA course selected from the ITCA  or CET certification (completion of this course will help you get an ISACA certification that indicates a standard of skills to a prospective employer)

• One ISACA Virtual Conference registration (where you will benefit from speakers who are renowned experts in their fields)
• ISACA’s Mentoring Program (giving you access to certified digital trust professionals as mentors)
• Resources to start an ISACA Student Group at university/college (as applicable)
• Access to additional ISACA and Foundation resources

Criteria:

Applicants must:

1. To apply, you first need a free ISACA account. If you have appplied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account. 
2. Be 18 years of age or older.
3. Be enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college, university, or technical training institute.
4. Be pursuing, or planning to pursue, a degree or an advanced degree focused on cybersecurity.
5. Identify as a member of an underrepresented community in IT (this may include race, gender, ethnicity, first generation college student, veteran status, disability, etc.)
6. Agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.