Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship
Empowering women with the funds to help them achieve their dream career.
Supporting and empowering women in their pursuit of a career in cybersecurity is a key part of ESET’s global ESG strategy.
Since 2016, we have been awarding scholarships to females in the United States who are pursuing studies in cybersecurity or related fields. The ‘Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship’ program has expanded to running in North America, Canada and Australia.
Following on from this success, we are proud to be launching our first European cybersecurity scholarship in the UK.
The ESET UK Women in Cyber Studentship will provide one female student, enrolling onto one of Bournemouth University’s (BU) undergraduate courses below a £5,000 grant and hardware package.
Applicable courses are:
The studentship is a one-off payment covering the first year of your studies on the degree programme.
To apply for the Women in Cyber Studentship, you need to meet the following criteria: be a UK citizen or permanent resident, be enrolled in or accepted to a Cybersecurity Degree at BU listed above, and aspire to have a career in the cybersecurity industry.
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