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We support education and research in the information security field. The target audience for our services includes individuals, groups, entities, organizations and government agencies interested in obtaining or disseminating information concerning information assurance and security issues, techniques and processes.
ISSA Educational Foundation; ISSA Foundation; Information Systems Security Association Foundation; Information Systems Security Association Education Foundation; Information security scholarship
What's New?
March 2013 News -ISSA Donation:
ISSA International donated $10,000 to the Foundation to help underwrite our efforts to support the training of future information security professionals. ISSA made the announcement at the 2013 RSA Conference in March. See the press release for more details.
February 2013 News - Scholarship Application Period Opens:
The Foundation Scholarhip Committee and Board are pleased to announce that 2 scholarships will be awarded in the spring of 2013, each for $2,000. See details on the scholarship page. For a copy of the application, follow this link. Fax the completed form and all supporting documents to 1-866-936-5663.
October 2012 News - ISSAEF Board Attends ISSA International Conference:
Members of the ISSAEF Board attended the ISSA International Conference in Anaheim in October. The Board hosted a booth at the trade show, and solicited donations from ISSA members in support of our activities. We succeeded in obtaining sufficient small donations to fund an additional full scholarship. In addition, two Board members were honored by the ISSA.
Richard Mosher received an inaugural Voluteer of the Year award.
Deb Peinert was an Honor Roll award recipient.
Fall 2012 Scholarship: The San Francisco Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) proudly announces the Eugene Schultz Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship for outstanding students. To be eligible for a scholarship a student must be pursuing a career in computer science which includes information security or privacy and must be an active, full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an information security related program in the California area. The applicant must fulfill the eligibility requirements as established by the ISSA Educational Foundation (ISSAEF) Scholarship Committee. (See the Active Scholarship page.) One scholarship in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded for tuition and fees during the 2012-2013 academic year. The application is posted here. Fill it out and fax it to 866-936-5663 to apply.
March 2012 News: The members of the ISSAEF 
Board note with regret the recent passing of Hal Tipton, long-time member and contributor to ISSA, and a pillar of the Information Security industry. His family has requested donations in Hal's name be made in place of flowers. Please consider donating to the ISSAEF in his name to support the next generation of information security professionals.
February 2012 News: We have awarded the first E. Eugene Schultz, Jr. PhD Memorial Scholarship, as well as a second scholarship, this month. The following received scholarships in this year's awards:
- Melinda Shoemaker, Walden University, recipient of the E. Eugene Schultz, Jr. PhD Memorial Scholarship
- Nicholas Hagood, Radford University
This set of scholarships included the first ever E. 
Eugene Schultz, Jr. PhD Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of a luminary in the Information Security field and a dedicated educator, Eugene Schultz (1946-2011). This year marks the first grant given in memory of ISSA member and frequent conference speaker, Gene Schultz, who passed away last year. The award was announced at the 2012 RSA Conference as a part of the ISSA meeting held there. Sandy Lambert, ISSAEF Board Chair, and Kevin Richards, President of ISSA, presented a plaque commemorating the event to Gene's wife, Cathy, at the ceremony.
The Foundation 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.
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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