(ISC)2 Foundation Information Security Undergraduate Scholarships
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
Award: $1,000–$5,000
To ease some of the financial burden of aspiring information security professionals. Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance or similar field in the fall of this year; must be pursuing a four (4) year bachelor degree in the fall of this year; GPA must be at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale); 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; must not currently need to be enrolled, however no awards will be disbursed until the recipient is enrolled in a college or university. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on members of ISC2 and scholarship sponsors on the basis of passion, merit, financial need. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: unofficial transcripts from applicants current (or most recent) educational institution; one letter of recommendation; resume/cv - no more than 3 pages maximum; essay questions to be filled out in application; maximum of 250 words. Focus: Computer and information sciences; Information science and technology; National security.
Eligibility
- Minimum GPA: 3.3