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ISACA Greater Houston Computer Information Systems Scholarship

 

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to students pursuing a cybersecurity or IT-related associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree at participating schools. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

Application will open 2 September 2025
Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 14 October 2025

 

Scholarship Offering:

We will an academic scholarship of $1,000 each, to eight (8) students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be disbursed directly to the awardee’s school in January 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 enrolled in one of the participating schools:
    • Houston Christian University
    • Houston Community College
    • Lone Star College
    • San Jacinto College
    • University of Houston
    • University of Houston-Victoria.
  3. Be pursuing an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Management Information (MIS), Computer information Systems (CIS), Audit/Internal Audit or Governance/Risk/Compliance.
  4. Have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  5. Provide a letter of recommendation from an educator (ex. professor or academic councilor) or professional who you work closely with (ex. Employer, coworker, or volunteer manager).

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 GPA
    2. Letter of Recommendation.

Recipient Committments:

  1. Recipients must agree to attend one in-person chapter event in 2026.
  2. Recipients must agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.
  3. 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)
  • Resources to start an ISACA Student Group at university/college (as applicable)
  • Access to additional ISACA and Foundation resources