ISACA Manila Chapter Scholarship

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to undergraduate students pursuing a degree related to IT audit, risk, security, assurance, cybersecurity, or computer science at one of five universities in the Philippines. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

Scholarship Offering:

We will award an academic scholarship of US$400 each, to five (5) students (one per participating school) who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be disbursed to the awardee in two payments: $200 in January 2026 and $200 in June 2026, and must be used for the school they are attending in 2026. Awardees will also receive an ISACA Career Building Bundle to help continue their education and launch their IT career.

Eligibility:

1. Be 18 years of age or older.
2. Be pursuing an undergraduate degree related to IT audit, risk,  security, assurance, cybersecurity, or computer science.
3. Be enrolled in one of these five universities with an active or pending ISACA student group:
   • Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
   • National University (NU)
   • University of Santo Tomas (UST)
   • University of St. La Salle (USLS) Bacolod
   • University of Mindanao (UM).
4. Have a GWA for Dean's List or Honors at your school:
   • AIM: between 3.25-4.00 (4.0 being the highest) GWA
   • NU: between 3.00-4.00 (4.0 being the highest) GWA
   • UST: between 1.00-2.00 (1.0 being the highest) GWA
   • USLS: between 1.90-2.10 (1.0 being the highest) GWA
   • UM: between 2.75-4.00 (4.0 being the highest) GWA.

How to Apply:

1. Sign in or create a free ISACA account to apply. If you have appplied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account.
2. Complete the scholarship application (link above), including submitting any supporting information:
   1. Proof of Enrollment
   2. Proof of GWA

Recipient Commitments:

1. Recipients agree to attend at least one chapter event (general meeting or technical session) and one student group event in 2026.
2. Recipients agree to share a post on their social media about the scholarship.
3. Recipients must agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.
4. Recipients must agree to use the scholarship funds for:
   • Full-time enrollment
   • Part-time enrollment
   • Credit courses
   • Registration tuition and other school fees
   • School books, supplies, and essential technology.

ISACA Career Building Bundle:

• One year of ISACA student membership (giving you access to career pathway and advancement events and webinars)
• One ISACA certificate online review course from the options listed below. Read more about each on the ISACA website

• 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)
• Access to additional ISACA and ISACA Foundation resources