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ISACA Philadelphia Chapter Scholarship 

 

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to associate, bachelor's, and master's students pursuing a degree related to to Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT Audit, IT Compliance, or IT Governance at a college or university in the Greater Philadelphia area. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 28 May 2024

Scholarship Offering:

We will award academic scholarships of $1,500 USD each, to five selected students (3 undergraduate and 2 graduate students) who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be disbursed directly to the awardee’s school in August 2024, and scholarship funds must be used for the school the recipient is attending in 2024.

Awardees will also receive a Career Building Bundle:

  • One year of ISACA and ISACA chapter 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 certification 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 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 ISACA Foundation resources

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. Reside or attend school in the Greater Philadelphia geographic area.
  4. Be pursuing an associate, bachelor's or, master's degree.
  5. Be pursuing a degree related to Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT Audit, IT Compliance, or IT Governance.
  6. Undergraduate student: have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  7. Graduate student: have a minimum 3.25 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  8. Identify as a member of an underrepresented community in IT (this may include race, gender, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, etc.)
  9. Agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.