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ISACA Sacramento Chapter Scholarship

 

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to students who are interested in cybsersecurity and attending California State University Sacramento, University of California Davis, or University of the Pacific. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

Sign In or Create a Free ISACA  Account to apply:

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 5 November 2024

Scholarship Offering:

We will award a US$1,500 academic scholarship for tuition to eight students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the awardee’s school in January 2025 and must be used for the school you’re attending in 2025.

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 Foundation resources

Criteria:

Applicants must:

  1. To apply, you first need a free ISACA account. If you have appplied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account. 
  2. Be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Awardees within the previous 12 months are NOT eligible to apply.
  4. Be enrolled in California State University Sacramento, University of California Davis, or University of the Pacific.
  5. Be studying or interested in studying cybersecurity.
  6. Recipients agree to attend at least one chapter event within 3 months of receiving the award.
  7. Identify as a member of an underrepresented community in IT (this may include race, gender, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, etc).
  8. Agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.