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ISACA Greater Houston Chapter Scholarship 

 

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! For students pursuing a cybersecurity or IT-related associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree at the University of Houston, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Victoria, Houston Community College, or Lone Star College, apply today!

Sign In or Create a Free ISACA  Account to apply:

Start an application (or) Access a draft application

Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 7 November 2023

Scholarship Offering:

We will award a $1,000 USD 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 2024 and must be used for the school you’re 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 OIT resources

Criteria:

Applicants must:

  1. To apply, you first need a free ISACA account. If you have appplied for a One In Tech scholarship before, you may sign in using that account. 
  2. Be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Be enrolled in the University of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake, University of Houston-Victoria, Houston Community College, or Lone Star College.
  4. 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.
  5. Have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  6. Identify as a member of an underrepresented community in IT (this may include race, gender, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, etc.)
  7. Agree to communicate with One In Tech twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.