SheLeadsTech Digital Tech Scholarship Chicago  

This scholarship is open to junior and senior high school girls in the state of Illinois who are interested in computer science, cybersecurity, IT, networking, data science and analytics, robotics and AI, or web/app development. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 6 May 2025

Scholarship Offering:

We will award academic scholarships of $1,000 each, to three students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the recipient in July 2025, and must be used for school related costs (ex. books, courses, and technology). Awardees will also receive an ISACA Career Building Bundle to help continue your education and launch your IT career.

Criteria:

Applicants must:

1. To apply, you first need a free ISACA account. If you have applied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account. 
2. Identify as a woman. 
3. Be enrolled in a high school in the state of Illinois.
4. Be in the 11th or 12th grade. 
5. Be interested in computer science, cybersecurity, IT, networking, data science and analytics, robotics and AI, or web/app development.
6. Have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
7. Recipients agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship.

ISACA Career Building Bundle:

• 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)