Information Security Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 20

Aspiring information security professionals have the opportunity to ease some of their educational financial burden with the (ISC)² Information Security Undergraduate Scholarship, offering undergraduate students studying information security up to US$5,000 per recipient.

AWARDS

  • Up to 20 scholarships will be awarded. Each scholarship award will be between $1,000 – $5,000
  • If awarded: the funds will be sent to the school with instructions that it be applied to tuition, fees, and books. Recipients do NOT receive award funds.
  • Awards do not renew. You will need to reapply each year in order to be considered for another award.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or similar field in the fall of 2023.
  • You may be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student, graduate, or postgraduate student to be eligible.
  • If you will have graduated with your undergraduate degree by the fall then please apply for the (ISC)² Graduate Scholarship if appropriate.
  • GPA must be at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale).
  • If you need to convert your GPA please visit https://applications.wes.org/igpa-calculator/
  • You may be a citizen of any country (US citizenship not required)
  • May be attending on campus or online.
  • May be attending full-time or part-time
  • May be attending in the US or Internationally
  • You do not currently need to be enrolled, however no awards will be disbursed until the recipient is enrolled in a college or university.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

  1. Unofficial transcripts from your current (or most recent) educational institution. If awarded; no funds will be disbursed until official transcripts have been received.
  2. One Letter of Recommendation outlining the following:
    1. How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?
    2. What skills or abilities does the applicant have that will support him/her in completing a degree?
    3. What other information about the applicant should be taken into consideration?
    4. NOTE: Academic references are preferred; however, you may submit a professional letter of reference addressing the points above.
  3. Resume/CV – No more than 3 pages maximum. Do not include links to publications.
  4. Essay questions to be filled out in the application. Maximum of 250 words per answer:
    1. Tell us why you should be chosen to receive this (ISC)² Cybersecurity Scholarship and what makes you stand out from your peers?
    2. Describe why you need the scholarship.
    3. Describe your personal and educational backgrounds.
    4. Describe why you chose your major and your goals for your academic career. What makes you a candidate for success in information security and what are your goals for your professional career?
    5. Describe any contributions to the cybersecurity field i.e., volunteer work, articles, etc., and any other hobbies or extracurricular activities and what they mean to you.  (Do not include links to articles)
    6. Please tell us anything else you would like us to know about you in consideration of your application.

SCORING CRITERIA

Applicants will be scored by members of (ISC)² and scholarship sponsors (if applicable). Scoring will be based upon three categories:

  • Passion
  • Merit
  • Financial Need

NOTE: Not all applicants will receive a scholarship. Scholarships are a one-time award and must be re-applied for each year in order to be considered for another scholarship. No scholarship awards will be paid until July 2022.

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