Women as Cyber Leaders Scholarship in the UK

Cranfield Defence and Security are delighted to launch the Women as Cyber Leaders Scholarship for 2018-2019.  Cranfield University welcomes applications from female students wishing to develop a career in Cyber. This program is designed to develop professionals who can lead in a cyber environment, to effectively exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level. The course focuses on understanding and articulating the executive-level responses to serious present and emerging threats in the information domain.

Students will be government, corporate and critical information infrastructure staff who are one or more of the following:

[1] Managers or leaders in a cyber environment who need to understand information risk and respond to cyber threats.

[2] Procurement staff commissioning critical or sensitive projects.

[3] Policy and planning staff interested in computer network and security operations.

[4] Those charged with accreditation and assessment of security measures.

[5] Those holding the positions of, or aspiring to be, Chief Information Officers (CIO) or Chief Information Security Officers (CISO).

Cranfield University welcomes applications from students from all over the world for our postgraduate programs, the successful candidates will be awarded with £6,500 to cover tuition fees, but this scholarship cannot be used with any other Cranfield scholarship. The course will specifically focus on responses to serious, present and emerging threats in the information domain. The course will enable them to gain an organisational view of cyber, the domain, the drivers and constraints. Whilst a technical understanding is of value, the course is designed to ensure that the bigger, contextual, aspects of cyber is understood thereby enabling decision making in relation to cyber to be undertaken within an organisation.

About Cranfield University:

The university is always working to keep their courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules they offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of their staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.