The immediate goal of the Foundation is the establishment of grant and scholarship programs to assist individuals and organizations in attaining their educational goals within the Information Security field.  We began to offer scholarships beginning in the fall of 2007.  We will offer another scholarship in the fall of 2011. Applications must be submitted by Dec. 15, 2011.

See the Student Scholarships page for details.

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What We Do

We support education and research in the information security field. The target audiece for our services includes individuals, groups, entities, organizations and government agencies iinterested in obtainig or disseminating information concerning information assurance and security issues, techniques and processes.

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What's New?

November 2011 News: We have extended the current scholarship application deadline to December 15, 2011, to assist applicants in the submission of their applications.

October 2011 News: We have begun work on a Eugene Schultz Memorial Scholarship in memory of a luminary in the Information Security field and a dedicated educator, Eugene Schultz (1946-2011). The ISSAEF intends to offer a recurring scholarship in his name in honor of his many years contributing to the education of tomorrow's information security professionals. If you would like to assist, please see the links on our Donate page. See the memorial to Gene on the Media page.

August 2011 News: We are opening the application cycle for the 2011/2012 school year as of September 1, 2011. Please see details on the Student Scholarships page.

December 2010 News: We have awarded two (2) scholarships of $1000 each for the 2010/2011 school year. The scholarship award winners are:

• Mindy Bollinger, Capella Univ., Mineapolis, MN
• Sarah Kennedy, Murray State Univ., Murray, KY

In addition, we have a number of new programs underway through the Foundation.

First, we have established a mechanism through which you can make a tax-exempt donation directly through our website using PayPal. See the Donate tab.  Please donate now to assist in this effort.

Second, we are now partnering with our original sponsor, the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) to support these efforts. They are making the donation option available to their members during the registration process. And ISSA members are being kept informed on our activities.

Third, we are partnering with the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc., (ISC)², to support their Safe and Secure student cyber safety awareness and training campaign.  Check it out on the (ISC)² website.

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