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ISACA North Texas IT, Audit, and Cybersecurity Scholarship
Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to students pursuing a bachelor's degree related to Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, IT Audit, IT Compliance, or IT Governance at a university in North Texas. 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 award an academic scholarship of $3,000 each, to seven (7) students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be disbursed to the awardee's school in two payments: $1,500 in January 2026 and $1,500 in September 2026. Awardees will also receive an ISACA Career Building Bundle to help continue their education and launch their IT career.
Eligibility:
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- Be enrolled at an accredited 2- or 4-year nonprofit university in North Texas.
- Be pursuing a bachelor's degree related to Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, IT Audit, IT Compliance, or IT Governance.
- Have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average (GPA).
- Provide a reference letter from an educator or professional who you work closely with.
- Recipients within the previous 12 months are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply:
- Sign in or create a free ISACA account to apply. If you have applied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account.
- Complete the scholarship application (link above), including submitting any supporting information:
- Proof of GPA
- Reference Letter.
Recipient Commitments:
- Recipients must agree to attend two chapter events in 2026.
- Recipients must agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.
- 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 coursebfrom 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