Computer Forensics Scholarships
Competitive Programs Offer Training in Cyber-Security
You add the word "forensics" to anything today and you have a very competitive and cutting-edge major. Computer Forensics is nothing short of this. Professionals in the field often also work in computer security, or cyber-security, in the private, public or military sectors. In fact the federal government is currently one of the largest employers of cyber-security and computer forensics specialists.
Scholarships
The Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory sponsors a number of paid student internships that give forensics majors hands-on experience in the field. These positions are ultra-competitive and only available in a handful of locations.
Purdue University Computer and Information Technology Department offers a variable number of scholarships both departmental and sponsored. Students applying for the Computer Forensics program are advised to ask for current COT scholarships. Scholarships are competitive.
Portland State University in Oregon offers departmental scholarships to students in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. This includes majors in Computer Forensics. Hundreds of awards are made available each year for both academically talented and financially disadvantaged students.
Kennesaw State University CyberCrime Institute may offer tuition assistance to military personnel, to Veterans and to those individuals who have been put out of work and require training, such as certification in computer forensics.
The Community College Connection
Community and technical colleges have specialized in IT related programs for the last two decades. Most offer quite a number of scholarships, as well as possess some of the highest end computer equipment available. Look for your local or regional institution to also offer very high-end courses in computer security and forensics as well as the industry certification exams. Most also offer career counseling and job placement services.
Cowley Community College in Kansas offers a competitive program in Computer Forensics and a scholarship. The Business, Computer and Information Technology Scholarship may award students with the highest GPAs full tuition as well as stipends to cover books and other expenses associated with the program.
Tompkins Cortland Community College in New York sponsors the WetStone Technologies Scholarship. WetStone Corporation awards $1,000 to an academically talented student enrolled in the Computer Forensics program. Students must be pursuing the Associates in Applied Science degree to be considered.
Online Training
Computer Forensics is in such high demand at every level of business and industry that the more individuals trained to recover. For this reason you will find an enormous number of training programs available online. The advantage is that if you work part or full-time you can also get the training you need. Also many of the programs offer discounts for industry certifications and for course materials.
Computer Forensic Training Center Online gives student discounts for course software. The program also gives monetary awards to students in the military, to veterans and to individuals displaced from employment.
