KnowBe4 Women of Colour in Cybersecurity (South Africa) Scholarship

KnowBe4, Inc. is the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Scholarship Award (One Award)

• A 110,000 ZAR scholarship is to be applied to tuition, fees, books, and required electronics, and of that, up to 31,900 ZAR may be applied to on-campus housing. This award may be paid all at once or spread out over multiple semesters, including the summer session.

Eligibility Criteria

• Recipient must be a woman of colour residing in South Africa.
• Must be an individual pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or a similar field.
• Must be a Matric or Grade 12 student, undergraduate student, or graduate student to be eligible. Ph.D. students are not eligible.
• Must be attending a college or university in South Africa.
• May be attending on-campus or online.
• May be attending full-time or part-time.
• If awarded: the funds will be sent to your school with instructions that it may be applied to tuition, fees, books, and required electronics, and up to 31,900 ZAR may be applied to on-campus housing. Awards are paid directly to the college or university; recipients do not receive the scholarship award directly.
• If you are being considered for the award, you agree to a short video interview with KnowBe4. You must have camera capability for this meeting via computer, tablet, or phone camera.
• KnowBe4 and (ISC)² employees are not eligible for the award.

For more information, visit Center for Cyber Safety and Education.