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SheLeadsTech Digital Tech Scholarship Chicago  

 

Continue your education and launch your IT career with ISACA! This scholarship is open to junior and senior high school girls in the state of Illinois who are interested in computer science, cybersecurity, IT, networking, data science and analytics, robotics and AI, or web/app development. Please review the scholarship offering and criteria below, and apply today!

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Applications Due: 11:59 pm US CT, 5 November 2024

Scholarship Offering:

We will award a US$1,000 academic scholarship for tuition to three students who meet the criteria below. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the recipient in January 2025, and must be used for school related costs (ex. books, courses, and technology).

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 ISACA Foundation resources

Criteria:

Applicants must:

  1. To apply, you first need a free ISACA account. If you have applied for an ISACA Foundation scholarship before, you may sign in using that account. 
  2. Identify as a woman. 
  3. Be enrolled in a high school in the state of Illinois.
  4. Be in the 11th or 12th grade. 
  5. Be interested in computer science, cybersecurity, IT, networking, data science and analytics, robotics and AI, or web/app development.
  6. Have a minimum 3.00 (out of 4.0) Grade Point Average.
  7. Agree to communicate with the ISACA Foundation twice a year for two years regarding school and career trajectory after the scholarship award.