Key facts
- Status
- Check with the provider
- Provider
- KnowBe4
- Academic year
- 2027
- Last checked
- September 2026
KnowBe4 announced this scholarship in 2022 and 2023, each with a mid-September deadline.
VerifiedKnowBe4 is a global security awareness training company with a South African office. With the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, the charity linked to the cybersecurity body ISC2, it created a R110 000 scholarship for women of colour studying cybersecurity in South Africa, where women are a small minority of the profession.
About the KnowBe4 scholarship
- R110 000 towards tuition, fees, books and required electronics.
- Up to R31 900 of the award may be used for on-campus housing.
- A one-time award; recipients may reapply in later years.
Eligibility requirements
- A woman of colour living in South Africa.
- Pursuing, or intending to pursue, a degree in cybersecurity, information assurance or a related field.
- Studying at a South African university or college, full-time or part-time, on campus or online.
- Judged on passion, merit and financial need.
How to apply
- Open the scholarships page on the Center for Cyber Safety and Education’s website at iamcybersafe.org.
- Check that the KnowBe4 Women of Colour (South Africa) scholarship is listed and read its current rules.
- Create an account, complete the online application and submit before the deadline shown.
Closing date
19 September in 2022, with a similar mid-September deadline in 2023. No current date could be confirmed on the Center’s own site.
Contact details
- Center for Cyber Safety and Education: scholarships@isc2.org
Cybersecurity students should also see the Absa Cybersecurity Academy scholarship, WeThinkCode_ and our ICT bursaries page.
FAQs
1. Is the KnowBe4 scholarship open for 2027? +
KnowBe4 announced the scholarship in 2022 and 2023, both with mid-September deadlines. We could not confirm a current round on the Center for Cyber Safety and Education's own scholarship site, so check iamcybersafe.org now and email scholarships@isc2.org.
2. What is KnowBe4? +
A global security awareness training company with an office in South Africa. It runs simulated phishing and training platforms that teach employees to spot cyber attacks.
3. How much is it? +
R110 000 towards tuition, fees, books and required electronics, of which up to R31 900 may be used for on-campus housing. It is a one-time award, and recipients may reapply.
4. Who qualifies? +
Women of colour living in South Africa who are pursuing, or intend to pursue, a degree in cybersecurity, information assurance or a related field at a South African university or college, full-time or part-time, on campus or online.
5. How are applicants judged? +
On passion for a cybersecurity career, academic merit and financial need.
6. Who runs the application? +
The Center for Cyber Safety and Education, the charitable arm of ISC2, through its online scholarship portal at iamcybersafe.org.
Update note (checked September 2026): The Center for Cyber Safety and Education says its 2026 academic scholarships are closed and will reopen in 2027. It did not list the KnowBe4 South Africa scholarship or a new closing date when we checked. Source: iamcybersafe.org.
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