The SABSA Founders Bursary had good year in 2024 awarding three places at SABSA training courses.

To date, through 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Bursary has now made eleven (11) awards to young women providing opportunities to broaden their knowledge skills and networks within the Cyber Security industry helping us to build greater diversity in the future.  

The total value of awards made to date is in excess of $40,000. 

These programs have been funded through generous donations made by our supporters, many of whom are COSAC attendees, SABSA Course alumni or both. We are very grateful for their ongoing support.

We currently have sufficient funds to provide at least two COSAC places and two SABSA Course places in 2025 and we aim to see new bursary recipients at both COSAC and COSAC APAC as well as on SABSA Training in the coming year.

We have received excellent feedback from previous awards winners attending both training and COSAC.

Going forward the key dates for 2025 are:

Bursary applications will open on Monday 9 May 2025; and

Bursary applications will close on Friday 30 May 2025 (the closing date – Midnight BST)

Please let any prospective nominees know that they can apply here.

And, as always, if you wish to make donations, please use the following link DONATE

We will be seeking corporate sponsorship in 2025 to make the Bursary more sustainable so if you have any thoughts, please email me at [email protected]

Regards

Michael Hirschfeld

Chair, The SABSA Founders Bursary