Center for Cyber Safety and Education Scholarship

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.

Eligibility

• Must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance.
• You may be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student who is currently a junior, freshman or sophomore. If you are in your senior year, please apply for the (ISC)² Graduate Scholarship if appropriate. (add hyperlink to Graduate page)
• GPA must be at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale).
• 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.
• If awarded: the award will be sent to the school with instructions that it be applied to tuition, fees and books.

Deadline: Currently Closed

Award: Up to $5,000

SMART Scholarship Program 

The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing technical degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.

Award Amount: Full Tuition; Health Insurance Allowance; Book Allowance; Summer Internships; Post - Graduation Career Opportunities

Deadline: Currently Closed

Website: https://smart.asee.org/

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

By providing scholarships to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, the Goldwater Foundation is helping ensure that the U.S. is producing the number of highly-qualified professionals the Nation needs in these critical fields. 

To be eligible for nomination for a Goldwater Scholarship, you must:

1. Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited 4-year or 2-year institution of higher education during the 2016-2017 academic year,
2. Intend to pursue a research career in a natural science, mathematics or engineering,**
3. Have a college grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

 Deadline: Currently Closed

Award: Up to $7,500

Campus Liason: Howard Motoike - hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu

For more information visit: https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/

HENNAC SCHOLARSHIP

HENAAC scholarship recipients continue to pave the way for future generations of Hispanics and lead by example to empower our communities and enhance our nation’s professional technical workforce. Since its inception in 2001, the HENAAC Scholars Program has experienced tremendous growth. In 2008, through the generous support of our program sponsors, we passed the $1M milestone in scholarship awarded. In 2013, GMiS passed the $2M scholarship milestone.

Basic Scholarship Requirements:

• Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities
• Applicants must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree
• Applicants must have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• Applicants must be of Hispanic origin and/or must significantly demonstrate leadership or service within the Hispanic community
• Recipients must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program for the preceding fall semester, at an accredited 2-yr or 4-yr college/university in the 

 Application Opens: Spring Semester

 Deadline: April 30, 2018

Award: $500 - $10,000

Website: http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/college/scholarship-application-information