Applications open now for 2023 Snort scholarship

Applications are now open for the $10,000 Snort scholarship. We encourage everyone eligible to apply here. We will be accepting applications through May 3. 

After that, our hand-picked panel will review the submissions and select two students to receive a $10,000 award each. 

For more detailed instructions on applying, check out the video below. 

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must have or be eligible to receive your high school diploma or an equivalent in 2023 as of the date Cisco receives your application. Each applicant must provide reasonable evidence to Cisco that you are seeking a degree in computer science, information technology, computer networking, cybersecurity or a similarly related field of study from a school located in the U.S. or a U.S. territory.   

To apply for the scholarship, you must answer a series of short essay questions, which will be the main basis for how we select the winners.  

The selection process is different from years past. Our panel will review all submissions and score the responses on the following 15-point scale:  

• Originality (Score 1-5): Points will be assigned based on the assessment of original, fresh thoughts and concepts including anecdotes or examples of how security or a related field has shaped the personal and/or professional life of the applicant.  
• Knowledge of Snort (Score 1-5): Points will be assigned on how well the applicant understands Snort and its use.  
• Overall Submission Quality (Score 1-5): Points will be assigned on the overall quality of the submission. Factors include, but are not limited to, perceived effort and sincerity level.  

The panel of judges will score each submission, and then we will select a winner based on the top cumulative score. In the event of a tie, the judges will select the winner based on their responses’ originality.   

We hope these applications will introduce aspiring researchers and IT professionals to Cisco’s job pool and establish early communication between applicants and potential future job opportunities.

Applications for 2019 Snort scholarship are now open

Are you a high school student planning on acquiring a college technology degree? Let Snort help you get there.

The Snort Scholarship program is back this year, and once again, we are awarding two $10,000 to two individuals attending an accredited college or university in the 2019-2020 academic year.

You can apply for the scholarship here.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

• Have or be eligible to receive your high school diploma or an equivalent in 2019 as of the date Cisco receives your application.
• Provide reasonable evidence to Cisco that you are seeking a degree in computer science, information technology, computer networking, cybersecurity or a similarly related field of study from a school located in the U.S. or a U.S. territory. 

To apply for the scholarship, you must answer a series of short essay questions, which will be our main basis for how we select the winners. You must submit your application by May 15, 2019.

For more information about contest rules, eligibility requirements, or to complete a submission, visit our Snort Scholarship page.

2018 Snort Scholarship Winners

Snort® has selected David Jercinovic and Jared Nussbaum as the recipients of the 2018 Snort Scholarship. The scholarships, each worth $10,000, are awarded to university students that seek to further their education and gain hands-on experience in network security or related fields.

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a university that uses Snort to protect its network or uses Snort as part of the curriculum in the classroom. The scholarships assist the winning students in completing their degrees and covering educational costs. Snort selected David and Jared from a pool of Snort Scholarship applicants.

David graduated from Governors State University in May with his Bachelors of Science in Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude. He will be attending DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media pursuing his Masters in Network Engineering and Security.

Jared is a Junior at University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he is majoring in Computer Science. He is beginning his second summer as an intern for Raytheon IDS as part of their IT Team. 

To assist the winning students in completing their degrees, Snort has awarded each a $10,000 scholarship for educational costs at the students’ respective universities. 

Sourcefire, now a part of Cisco, developed the Snort Scholarship in 2004 as a way to give back to the open source and security communities. Since the inception of the Snort Scholarship program fourteen years ago, Sourcefire has recognized university students from around the world, including the United States, Australia, Turkey, Mexico, the Netherlands and Rwanda. 

Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 400,000 registered users and over 5 million downloads to date.

Congratulations to our winners!

2018 Snort Scholarship is now open!

We are currently accepting submissions for our 2018 Snort Scholarship award!

This year we will be awarding $10,000 to two individuals pursuing a higher education degree that meets our eligibility criteria. 

To be eligible to submit an Application and participate in the Drawing, you must: 

(1) have or be eligible to receive your high school diploma or equivalent in 2018 as of the date Cisco receives your Application, and

(2) provide reasonable evidence to Cisco that you are seeking a degree in computer science, information technology, computer networking, cyber security or similarly related field of study from a school located in the United States or a United States Territory.

Company Personnel and their immediate family members are ineligible.

The deadline to apply for consideration is May 2, 2018. 

For more information about contest rules, eligibility requirements, or to complete a submissions for, visit our Snort Scholarship page. 

Best of luck!

The 2017 Snort Scholarship Contest is now closed!

We are no longer accepting applications for the Snort scholarship award. We'd like to thank everyone that took the time to submit an application for consideration! 

The winners will be announced on or about May 29, 2017 here as well as our Snort Scholarship page at Snort.org.

Best of luck to all of the applicants!

2017 Snort Scholarship is now open!

We are currently accepting submissions for our 2017 Snort Scholarship award!

This year we will be awarding $10, 000 scholarship awards to two individuals pursuing a higher education degree that meets our eligibility criteria.

To be eligible for consideration, you must:

1. be eligible to receive your high school diploma or equivalent in 2017 as of the date Cisco receives your application.

2. provide reasonable evidence to Cisco that you are seeking a degree in computer science, information technology, computer networking, cyber security or similarly related field of study.

The deadline to apply for consideration is April 3, 2017.

For more information about contest rules, eligibility requirements, or to complete a submissions form, visit our Snort Scholarship page.

Best of luck!

2016 Snort Scholarship Winners!

Columbia, MD – May 25, 2016 – Snort® today announced that it has selected Max Harley and Scott Hight  as the recipients of the 2016 Snort Scholarship. The scholarships, each worth $5,000, are awarded to university students around the world that use Snort to further their education and gain hands-on experience in network security.

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a university that uses Snort to protect its network or uses Snort as part of the curriculum in the classroom. The scholarships assist the winning students in completing their degrees and covering educational costs. Snort selected Max and Scott from a pool of Snort Scholarship applicants.

Max Harley is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at the College of Charleston and will be continuing his studies at Clemson University this upcoming fall.  

Scott Hight is pursing a Masters of Science in Cyber Security at Liberty University.

To assist the winning students in completing their degrees, Sourcefire has awarded each a $5,000 scholarship for educational costs at the students’ respective universities. 

Sourcefire, now a part of Cisco, developed the Snort Scholarship in 2004 as a way to give back to the open source and security communities. Since the inception of the Snort Scholarship program seven years ago, Sourcefire has recognized university students from around the world, including the United States, Australia, Turkey, Mexico, the Netherlands and Rwanda. 

Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 400,000 registered users and over 5 million downloads to date.

Congratulations to our winners!

2016 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Cisco provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website (at the bottom), sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about April 24, 2016, two winners will be selected.

Good Luck!

2015 Snort Scholarship Winners!

Columbia, MD – August 18, 2015 – Snort® today announced that it has selected JT Blodgett and Richard McCaslin as the recipients of the 2015 Snort Scholarship. The scholarships, each worth $5,000, are awarded to university students around the world that use Snort to further their education and gain hands-on experience in network security.

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a university that uses Snort to protect its network or uses Snort as part of the curriculum in the classroom. The scholarships assist the winning students in completing their degrees and covering educational costs. Snort selected JT and Richard from a pool of tens of thousands of applicants, making this year the highest number of applicants to the Snort Scholarship in the history of the award:

JT Blodgett is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and studying Cyber Security in the ACES program at the University of Maryland, College Park

Richard McCaslin is pursing a Masters of Science in IT - Information Assurance Concentration, at the University of Texas in San Antonio.

To assist the winning students in completing their degrees, Sourcefire has awarded each a $5,000 scholarship for educational costs at the students’ respective universities. 

Sourcefire, now a part of Cisco, developed the Snort Scholarship in 2004 as a way to give back to the open source and security communities. Since the inception of the Snort Scholarship program seven years ago, Sourcefire has recognized university students from around the world, including the United States, Australia, Turkey, Mexico, the Netherlands and Rwanda. 

Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 400,000 registered users and over 5 million downloads to date.

Congratulations to our winners!

2015 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Cisco provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website (at the bottom), sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about July 10, 2015, two winners will be selected.

Good Luck!

2014 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Sourcefire provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website, sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about June 6, 2014, two winners will be selected.

To apply, you must go target="_blank">here and click on the pig image in the middle of the page! Good luck!

2013 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Sourcefire provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website, sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about May 17, 2013, two winners will be selected.

For further information, please see the links above, also found linked here.

2012 Snort Scholarship winners!

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), the creator of Snort® and a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, is delighted to announce that it has selected Elizabeth Gossell and Ryan McDougall as the recipients of the 2012 Snort Scholarship. The scholarships, each worth up to $15,000, are awarded to university students around the world that use Snort to further their education and gain hands-on experience in network security.

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a university that uses Snort or Sourcefire products to protect its network or uses Snort as part of the curriculum in the classroom. The scholarships assist the winning students in completing their degrees and covering educational costs. Sourcefire selected Darcie and Daniel from a pool of hundreds of applicants.

To assist the winning students in completing their degrees, Sourcefire has awarded each a $5,000 scholarship for educational costs at the students’ respective universities. The winners also receive a $10,000 credit to use toward any training course or certification exam in the Sourcefire Security Education Program. The Sourcefire Security Education and Certification Programs deliver training and testing for IT staff on Sourcefire’s products and open source security solutions, either on-site or at dedicated locations around the world.

Sourcefire developed the Snort Scholarship in 2004 as a way to give back to the open source and security communities. Since the inception of the Snort Scholarship program eight years ago, Sourcefire has recognized university students from around the world, including the United States, Australia, Turkey, Mexico, the Netherlands and Rwanda. Martin Roesch founded Sourcefire in 2001 to deliver commercial security solutions that leverage his open source innovation, Snort. Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 350,000 registered users and over 4 million downloads to date. As the de facto standard for intrusion detection and prevention, Snort is used extensively by Fortune 100 enterprises and government agencies.

About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), is a world leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. Sourcefire’s IPS, Real-time Network Awareness and Real-time Adaptive Security solutions equip customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense – protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike – with more than 50 awards and accolades. Today, the name Sourcefire has grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

Sourcefire, the Sourcefire logo, Snort, the Snort and Pig logo, ClamAV, Immunet and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

2012 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Sourcefire provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.  The winners also receive a 10,000 credit to use toward any training courses or certification exam in the Sourcefire Security Education Program.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website, sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about May 31, 2012, two winners will be selected.

For further information, please see the links above, also found linked here.

Sourcefire Recognizes Seventh Annual SNORT Cybersecurity Scholarship Winners

Columbia, MD – June 28, 2011 – Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), the creator of Snort® and a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has selected Darcie Cohee and Daniel Freer as the recipients of the 2011 Snort Scholarship. The scholarships, each worth up to $15,000, are awarded to university students around the world that use Snort to further their education and gain hands-on experience in network security.

“As hackers continue to find new ways to access sensitive corporate and customer data, we need to groom a new generation of security professionals to identify and combat these exploits,” said Martin Roesch, CTO and founder of Sourcefire. “Snort and Sourcefire are built on the foundation of community development and these scholarships allow us to recognize the next great security professionals.”

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a university that uses Snort or Sourcefire products to protect its network or uses Snort as part of the curriculum in the classroom. The scholarships assist the winning students in completing their degrees and covering educational costs. Sourcefire selected Darcie and Daniel from a pool of hundreds of applicants:

• Darcie Cohee is a Bachelor of Science candidate in Information Systems Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Darcie has worked on several projects using Snort to protect SharePoint deployments and is interested in the intersection of the Web and security.
• Daniel Freer is a Bachelor of Science candidate in Networking at Indiana Tech. Daniel relied on Snort as an important weapon in his arsenal when he competed in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and is committed to exploring how Snort can help prevent evolving attacks.

To assist the winning students in completing their degrees, Sourcefire has awarded each a $5,000 scholarship for educational costs at the students’ respective universities. The winners also receive a $10,000 credit to use toward any training course or certification exam in the Sourcefire Security Education Program. The Sourcefire Security Education and Certification Programs deliver training and testing for IT staff on Sourcefire’s products and open source security solutions, either on-site or at dedicated locations around the world.

Sourcefire developed the Snort Scholarship in 2004 as a way to give back to the open source and security communities. Since the inception of the Snort Scholarship program seven years ago, Sourcefire has recognized university students from around the world, including the United States, Australia, Turkey, Mexico, the Netherlands and Rwanda. Martin Roesch founded Sourcefire in 2001 to deliver commercial security solutions that leverage his open source innovation, Snort. Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 300,000 registered users and nearly 4 million downloads to date. As the de facto standard for intrusion detection and prevention, Snort is used extensively by Fortune 100 enterprises and government agencies.

About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), is a world leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions.  Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. Sourcefire’s IPS, Real-time Network Awareness and Real-time Adaptive Security solutions equip customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense – protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike – with more than 50 awards and accolades. Today, the name Sourcefire has grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

Sourcefire, the Sourcefire logo, Snort, the Snort and Pig logo, ClamAV, Immunet and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

2011 Snort Scholarship is now open!

Annually, Sourcefire provides a Snort Scholarship to two individuals selected at random (by drawing) in the amount of $5000 US for higher education purposes.

To be eligible, you must meet the legal criteria found here on our website, sign up for the scholarship here, and following that, on or about May 16, 2011, two winners will be selected.

For further information, please see the links above, also found linked here.