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Rural Cyber Security Scholarship

Scholarship Application - Deadline: April 17th, 2026

The Rural Cyber Security Scholarship is awarded annually to a student who grew up in a rural area that is pursuing a career in cyber security. To be eligible, you should be attending or planning to attend college to pursue a technology-related degree. You must have attended a traditional public high school in a rural area to be eligible for this scholarship.

Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. There is no length requirement for the essays, but thoughtful answers are a must. Winners will be notified after the application deadline date.
1.What is your full name?(Required.)
2.At what email address would you like to be contacted?(Required.)
3.What is your street address, city, state, and zip code?(Required.)
4.What grade are you in?(Required.)
5.What high school do or did you attend?(Required.)
6.What city and state is your high school located in?(Required.)
7.What university do you plan to attend/are attending?(Required.)
8.What is your anticipated or current university major?(Required.)
9.How did you become interested in cyber security? What excites you about this field? What is your cyber security “dream job”?(Required.)
10.If you had unlimited resources, what cyber security problem would you tackle, and how?(Required.)
11.How has the rural community you grew up in helped to shape you into the person you are today? If possible, describe one person in your community (who is not a relative) that has had a positive impact on your life.(Required.)
12.What is something interesting you have learned about cyber security within the past year? Describe the concept and why you thought it was interesting.(Required.)