The Unconventional Innovator Scholarship

Summary: Trail of Bits is establishing the Unconventional Innovator Scholarship, a $2,500 award at Mineola High School for students who teach themselves technical skills and explore technology beyond the classroom. The first recipient is Joe Malone, recognized for building his own game engine from scratch in C99 and competing in CTF competitions.
Why it matters: The author notes that in researching existing scholarships for high school students interested in cybersecurity and hacking, he found shockingly few options, with support like the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service only arriving at the college level - exactly when many future security professionals are already teaching themselves the fundamentals.

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