Amount: $5,000. About: The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) annually offers the AFCEA Cyber Security Scholarship. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be at least second-year college students enrolled full-time in a four-year college or university, be majoring in cyber security related fields, and meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. Applications open in January each year.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Sophomore, College Junior
Eligible Majors: Biometry/Biometrics, Computer Engineering, Computer Forensics Science, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Geospatial Science, Information Assurance, Information Science, Information Technology, Information Resource Management, Intelligence, Mathematics, Network Engineering, Network Security, Operations, Research, Physics, Robotics Engineering, Robotics Technology, Statistics, Strategic Intelligence, Telecommunications Engineering
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Deadline: May 1, 2024 Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.