Graduate Scholarship - Center for Cyber Safety and Education

Deadline: January 15, 2025

Scholarships

Master PHD Fellowship & Research

Location(s)

  • United States of America
  • Worldwide

Overview

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education (Center), formerly (ISC)² Foundation, is a non-profit charitable trust committed to making the cyber world a safer place for everyone. We work to ensure that people across the globe have a positive and safe experience online through our educational programs, scholarships, and research. 

Graduate students often need funding to conduct special research projects or assistance with tuition and fees; the ISC2 Graduate Scholarship Program helps grad students achieve those goals.

Details

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. Please do NOT mail hard copies of transcripts.

2. One Letter of Recommendation outlining the following:

  • How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?
  • What skills or abilities does the applicant have that will support him/her in completing a degree?
  • What other information about the applicant should be taken into consideration?
  • 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 application. Maximum word count is 250 per question:

  • Tell us why you should be chosen to receive this ISC2 Cybersecurity Scholarship and what makes you stand out from your peers?
  • Describe why you need the scholarship.
  • Describe your personal and education backgrounds.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Please tell us anything else you would like us to know about you.

Opportunity is About


Eligibility

Candidates should be from:


Description of Ideal Candidate

ELIGIBILITY

  • Must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance in the fall of 2025.
  • Must be pursuing a Master’s Degree program or doctoral studies
  • GPA must be at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale)
  • Note:If you have just been accepted to Graduate School,or are just beginning classes, you will use the final cumulative GPA from your undergraduate degree transcript to meet this criteria.
  • 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.

SCORING CRITERIA

Applicants will be scored by members of ISC2 and scholarship sponsors (if applicable). Scoring will be based upon three categories:

  1. Passion
  2. Merit
  3. 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 2025.


Dates

Deadline: January 15, 2025


Cost/funding for participants

AWARDS

  • Up to 20 scholarships will be awarded. Each scholarship award will be between $1,000 – $5,000 USD.
  • If awarded: the funds will be sent to the school with instructions that it be applied to tuition, fees, books, and required materials. Recipients do NOT receive award funds.
  • Awards must be accepted within three (3) weeks of award notification. If the award has not been accepted it will be awarded to another applicant.
  • All awards must be disbursed to the recipient's educational institution by Dec. 31st of the award year. Awards will NOT carry over to the following year.
  • Awards do not renew. You will need to reapply each year in order to be considered for another award.
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