Scholarship Opportunity from RSA

Scholarship Opportunity from RSA

RSA® Conference has an opportunity for university students - the RSA Conference Security Scholarship program. This is a scholarship opportunity for student recipients to attend the 2017 RSA Conference, February 13 – 17, 2017 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA U.S.A.

RSA® Conference is celebrating more than 25years of leadership in the cybersecurity industry. At the conference, you will learn about new approaches to info security, discover the latest technology and interact with top security leaders and pioneers. Hands-on sessions, keynotes and informal gatherings allow you to tap into a smart, forward-thinking global community that will inspire and empower you. See more at https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us17.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide emerging cybersecurity graduates with an opportunity to attend a professional conference, participate in a poster competition and to connect with cybersecurity corporations that have future career hiring opportunities. The scholarship will cover costs associated with travel, hotel accommodations (3 nights), and conference registration.

To be eligible, a student must meet the following criteria:

·         Must be an undergraduate senior in the SRA ICS Option; OR a College of IST MPS, MS or PhD student; have a cumulative over-all Grade Point Average of 3.25 or higher;

·         and must not be graduating before May 2017.

If you meet these eligibility requirements and are available during the conference dates, please provide the following application materials, to the appropriate contact, on or by the

application DEADLINE of SEPTEMBER 15, 2016:

1)      Personal Statement (One-page, single spaced word document explaining why you are a qualified candidate for the scholarship. Please highlight relevant research, coursework, internships or extra-curricular activities that have a focus on cybersecurity.)

2)      Current Resume or Curriculum Vita

3)      Submit your personal statement and resume/curriculum vita to the following contacts (only one student from each degree group below will be selected by the committee for the conference):

Senior SRA/ICS option Undergraduate applicants –Cindy Bierly cbierly@ist.psu.edu

MPS applicants –Amy Stever, astever@ist.psu.edu

MS and PhD applicants – Dr. Peng Liu, pliu@ist.psu.edu 

Highway to Hired

Highway to Hired

The Office of Career Solutions & Corporate Engagement would like to share with you a key careers presentation that might be of value to your IST and SRA freshmen. (Sophomores might also be interested in this).

Highway to Hired – will be a presentation given on Thursday, August 25 at 6 pm in 206 IST Building.  This presentation will  provide information about the many upcoming IST events for fall as well as to  provide tips and tricks in preparing for these events and suggestions for navigating the extremely crazy fall recruiting season.  This is really a must attend workshop for new students in IST.

Here are several other to keep on your radar.  Students can be directed to Compass for more information on these and many other events.

8/31 –        Connections Day (student club involvement fair in IST)

9/6 –          How to Navigate the Career Fair (Tips on what to  expect and how to prepare for the career fair)

9/7 –          Resumania (Have your resume reviewed by a corporate recruiter -  tables will be on the second floor of IST building and times can be reserved in Compass to meet with a Corporate Associate)

9/12 –        Pro Expo (IST’s own Career Fair)