Infosec announced
$120,000 in new cybersecurity education scholarship opportunities to help
veterans, students and underrepresented groups in security launch and advance
their careers. Since its inception, the Infosec Accelerate Scholarship Program
has awarded over $400,000 in educational opportunities for aspiring
cybersecurity professionals.
"After an extremely
challenging year, it's more important than ever to diversify our talent pipeline
and empower candidates with everything they need to meet their career goals,"
said Jack Koziol, Infosec CEO and founder. "Cybersecurity education can be
expensive. Our annual scholarship program continues to break down barriers to
entry and accelerate learner success."
The Infosec Accelerate
Scholarship Program was established in 2018 to encourage new talent to join our
industry and close the growing cybersecurity skills gap. Each year, 12
scholarship recipients receive lifetime subscriptions to Infosec Skills, which includes access to
over 1,000 hours of hands-on cybersecurity training, in-demand certification
training and 100s of virtual labs in Infosec's cloud-hosted cyber ranges.
Providing affordable opportunities for aspiring cybersecurity pros is just one
of many ways Infosec is helping fill the 3.12 3.12 million global
cybersecurity workforce shortagemillion global cybersecurity workforce shortage.
The Infosec Accelerate
Scholarship Program includes four categories. Applications are now open to
those who meet one or more of the following qualifications:
- Infosec Accelerate
Women Scholarship
- Infosec Accelerate
Military/Veteran Scholarship
- Infosec Accelerate
BIPOC Scholarship
- Infosec Accelerate
Undergraduate Scholarship
"We're proud to offer this
program for the fourth consecutive year," said Koziol. "Navigating
cybersecurity careers and changing skill demands is stressful. The Infosec
Accelerate Scholarship Program supports life-long learners by providing needed
guidance on what knowledge, skills and credentials drive professional success -
at no cost to them."
The 2021 Infosec Accelerate
Scholarship Program application deadline is July 31, 2021. Winners will be
announced the first week of September.