Cybersecurity scholarship offered to PWC and other No. Va. students

TruShield Security Solutions, Inc, a comapny based in Sterling,. has announced a new annual scholarship. The TruShield Cybersecurity Scholarship is designed to recognize Northern Virginia high-school and college students who have an interest in, are studying and are pursuing a future in the cybersecurity industry.

“We are delighted to announce this scholarship, which reflects the importance of cybersecurity education.” says Adley Francois, co-founder of TruShield Security Solutions, Inc. was quotede as saying in a company press release.

There are two essay-writing contests, one for college-level students and another for high-school students, which are both based on cybersecurity and allow the students to put a creative spin on each topic.

Three winners will be chosen from each group, with first-prize being $500 to go towards college tuition and expenses. Second-prize is a Kindle Fire HD, and third-prize is a $50 Amazon gift card. All winning essays will also be posted on TruShield’s website.

All students who attend a public, private, or charter school or who are home schooled in the following counties: Loudoun, Prince William, Fairfax, Arlington, as well as Manassas, Manassas Park and Alexandria Cities are eligible for consideration based upon their completed application/essay received by TruShield no later than May 15, 2016.

While there is no separate application required for the scholarship, applicants should highlight their current STEM activities in a brief bio about themselves.

For more information, contact Carmorra Witchard at (703) 584-4376, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit: http://www.trushieldinc.com/college-scholarship/