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ISACA Madison IT and Cybersecurity Scholarship

 

This scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students (associate and bachelor's) who are pursuing or plan to pursue a degree related to Information Assurance or Cybersecurity at a college or university in the greater Madison, WI area. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm CDT, 6 May 2025

Scholarship Offering:

We will award academic scholarships of $1,500 each, to three selected students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be disbursed directly to the awardee’s school in July 2025, and scholarship funds must be used for tuition and school related costs at the school the recipient is attending in 2025. 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. Be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Be a high school senior or undergraduate student (associate or bachelor's) (on campus or online, full-time or part-time).
  4. Live or be enrolled in a school, college, or accredited university within one hundred (100) miles of the city of Madison.
  5. Be pursuing or plan to pursue a degree related to Information Assurance or Cybersecurity.
  6. Have a minimum 2.5 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  7. International students are welcome to apply.
  8. Past recipients are eligible to apply again.
  9. Identify as a member of an underrepresented community in IT (this may include race, gender, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, etc.)
  10. Recipients agree to attend at least one chapter event within 3 months of receiving the award.
  11. 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 year of ISACA 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 certificate 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 Mentorship Program (giving you access to certified digital trust professionals as mentors)
  • Resources to start an ISACA Student Group at your university or college (as applicable)
  • Access to additional ISACA and ISACA Foundation resources