A strong talent pool is a business imperative, creating a competitive advantage by reducing hiring time and costs, improving hire quality, and increasing agility. The financial sector needs a wide variety of different backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to stay ahead of nimble and innovative cyber criminals as the financial system evolves.
Launched in 2016, the FS-ISAC Scholarship Program is 100 percent funded through the generosity of our members. Sponsor firms provide the funds for the financial awards, actively participate in the mentor-mentee program, and provide a path for potential intern and employment opportunities to students pursuing cybersecurity careers in financial services. To-date, the program has awarded 212 scholarships equating to $2,120,000 to support students studying cyber or related fields. Member firms interested in sponsoring a student(s) may send an email to scholarship@fsisac.com and our team will reach out to you to discuss.
The scholarship will open student applications for the 2026-27 academic year on 19 November 2025. The scholarship is merit-based; awards are based on applicant academic performance and future focus (financial need is not applicable).
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Katie Earles, 2022-2023 Winner
Books like George Orwell’s 1984, Dave Eggers’ The Circle, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and M.T. Anderson’s Feed launched me into studying cybersecurity and data privacy.
Monika Kumari, 2020-2021 Winner
As an FS-ISAC scholar, I had an unrivalled opportunity to learn from an outstanding network of cybersecurity professionals in real time. My conversations with my mentor helped me gain a new perspective and redefine my future career goals, as well as a path and plan of action. Overall, it was a fantastic experience.
Jade Meyer, 2022-2023 Winner
From tactical and operational threat intelligence to security awareness, there are seemingly endless opportunities to get involved in defending companies (and their customers) from cyberattacks. The wide variety of fields within cyber, combined with the potential to make genuine, tangible positive impact, excites me most about cybersecurity and encouraged me to pursue this field.
Betta Lyon Delsordo, 2022-2023 Winner
My first exposure to cybersecurity was through making websites for entrepreneurial women in Montana. Though I started out as just a web developer, I soon had to learn to protect their websites from online threats. Armed with the mission to learn it all, I taught myself how to hack, took every course my university offered in cybersecurity, and secured an internship with a pentesting firm. I know quite a bit more about cyber than I did then, but I still have a hunger to learn even better ways to keep people safe online.
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