CCSE Undergraduate Scholarship

The CCSE Undergraduate Scholarship is an undergraduate scholarship programme open to all international students. This scholarship is awarded by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education. The aim of this scholarship is to help undergraduate students from all over the world to ease some of their educational financial burdens of studying abroad. The only requirement is that it is applicable to the following field of study-

• Cybersecurity 
• Information assurance

Shortlisting Process

The selection of scholars for the CCSE Undergraduate Scholarship involves a multi-stage process. The scholars will be selected after a thorough assessment of all the applicants. Scoring will be based on three categories:

• passion
• merit
• financial need

Terms and Conditions

The continuation of the scholarship depends on the good academic performance of the scholars in the examinations conducted by their respective universities.

Renewal cases of stipend holders who are not promoted to the next year will not be considered for further renewal.

• Applicants:
  • must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance.
  • can be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student who is currently a junior, freshman, or sophomore.
  • must be enrolled in the senior year of the undergraduate degree and should apply for the (ISC)² Graduate Scholarship, not for the undergraduate scholarship.
  • must have achieved or maintained a GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale).
    • May be attending on-campus or online.
    • May be attending full time or part-time.
    • May be attending in the US or Internationally.
• Applicants do not currently need to be enrolled, however, no awards will be disbursed until the recipient is enrolled in a college or university.

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Application Documents

• Essay questions to be filled out in application:
  • Tell us why you should be chosen to receive this (ISC)² 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 in consideration of your application.
• LORs - 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.
• Resume/CV: No more than 3 pages. Do not include links to publications.
• Unofficial transcripts from your current (or most recent) educational institution. If awarded; no funds will be disbursed until official transcripts have been received.