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Welcome to SANS Cyber Academies, your pathway to a cybersecurity training scholarship. Empowering veterans, women, and underrepresented groups, our programs offer free, top-tier training backed by industry leaders. Our graduates excel, averaging a $90,000 salary. Discover our cybersecurity training scholarship pathways today.
Launch a New Career in Cybersecurity
100% scholarship-based cybersecurity training academies created to help fill the skilled labor shortage in cybersecurity. Apply and qualify.
SANS Academy - Partner Programs
SANS partners with institutions with aligned missions so that together we can amplify outcomes. Students get access to the same top-notch SANS training and GIAC certifications, plus added support from our partners.
Cyber Reskilling Program Bahrain
Partnering with Tamkeen, the Cyber Reskilling Program aims to close the skills gap in Bahrain by training and certifying students with two GIAC certifications. The program is open to Bahraini nationals over the age of 18 who are seeking to move into the cybersecurity industry and aims to assist in positioning them into roles both in Bahrain and internationally.
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WiCyS Security Training Scholarship
Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) members can apply for this multi-staged scholarship opportunity made possible
by Google, Bloomberg, and Facebook. Designed for students and career changers, this program will provide selected participants with a reliable pathway to cyber security employment within the next 1.5 years.
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Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitain University
This program is an intensive cybersecurity training and certification program designed to give promising individuals from diverse backgrounds the skills they need to launch careers in the cybersecurity sector.
Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst created the program in partnership with the SANS Institute, the world’s leading cybersecurity training, and certification firm. The program is supported through the generous partnership of the Government of Canada, Rogers Communications, and Royal Bank of Canada.
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SANS-SD Leadership Academy
Women and other underrepresented genders can take advantage of three programs focused on increasing gender diversity in cyber security leadership. The three programs—transformational cyber leader, operational cyber executive, and cloud security leader—offer SANS training and GIAC certifications to US-based, 18+ years old cyber professionals with at least three years’ experience.
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Mission43 CyberSecurity Academy with SANS Institute
This is a multi-stage program designed to provide a reliable pathway for high-potential veterans and military spouses in Idaho to enter the cybersecurity workforce.
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Upskill in Cyber
Upskill in Cyber aims to meet the widening demand for skilled cyber security practitioners. Through intensive training, the program creates GIAC certified professionals, ready to be deployed into junior cyber security roles in just 10 weeks. Upskill in Cyber is designed for people new to cyber security. It prepares them for security roles by introducing them to basic cyber security principles. Our students are taught using material from SANS’ training courses, through real-life, practical simulations and team exercises.
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Cyversity SANS Diversity Academy
In partnership with Cyversity with additional funding from Google and Palo Alto Networks, this multi-staged program is available to a global audience serving underrepresented communities in the cybersecurity industry.
Learn More 2023 Cyber Academy Schedule
Academy | Applications Open | Applications Close |
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HBCU+ Academy | Feb. 1, 2023 | April 14, 2023 |
Cloud Diversity Academy | March 1, 2023 | April 14, 2023 |
April 10, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | |
Women's Cyber Academy | June 1, 2023 | June 30, 2023 |
June 1, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |
June 1, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |
Women's Cyber Academy | Nov. 1, 2023 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Diversity Cyber Academy | Nov. 1, 2023 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Veterans Cyber Academy | Nov. 1, 2023 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
Numbers at a Glance
90%
Graduates land new jobs in cybersecurity with a 90% success rate within 6 months of program completion.
2650+
SANS Mission based program scholarships have funded internally and externally across the globe to bring more talent into the cybersecurity industry.
$90k
The average salary of program graduates is $90,000
Step by Step Information on the Application Process
Learn more about the application process and how the academy helps launch your new cybersecurity career in less than a year.
For questions about the SANS Cyber Academy, applications, or process please contact academies@sans.org.