The CyberStart America competition
In partnership with the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) and the SANS Institute, offers students in grades 9 through 12 free access to CyberStart, an immersive cybersecurity training game.
This year, Virginia ranked as one of the top five states nationally for the number of students registered for CyberStart America.
As part of the National Cyber Scholarship program, 12 Virginia students were named as national cyber scholars with honors, earning cyber training scholarships worth approximately $9,000 each. A whopping 208 Virginia students qualified as national cyber scholars, earning cyber training scholarships worth approximately $3,000 each.
This year's scholarships total approximately $732,000 statewide.
National Scholars with Honors (in alphabetical order)
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Paris Akbari - Freedom High: South Riding, Virginia |
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Nikhil Boyalla - Freedom High: South Riding, Virginia |
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Bailey Crawford - Forest Park High: Woodbridge, Virginia |
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Jada Cumberland - Old Dominion University: Norfolk, Virginia |
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Marco Fernandez-Ribas - Bishop O'Connell High School: Arlington, Virginia |
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Nicolas Janis - William & Mary: Williamsburg, Virginia |
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Abdul Khilwatgar - Chantilly High: Chantilly, Virginia |
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Dominic King - Bishop O'Connell High School: Arlington, Virginia |
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Emmanuel Pajibo - George Mason University: Fairfax, Virginia |
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Caroline Richards - Lake Braddock Secondary: Burke, Virginia |
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Samuel Shibu - Appomattox Regional Governor's School: Petersburg, Virginia |
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Gabriel Sudarma - Hampden-Sydney College: Hampden-Sydney, Virginia |
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Daniel Tomov - Landstown High: Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Registration
Are you interested in participating in 2023 and 2024?
CyberStart America registration
Resources
CyberStart America: https://www.cyberstartamerica.org/
National Cyber Scholarship Foundation: https://www.nationalcyberscholarship.org/
VITA News: 53 Virginia students named national cyber scholars in CyberStart America competition