$10,000 research fellowships for underrepresented talent

Summary: Trail of Bits is accepting applications until January 15th for its SummerCon Fellowship, which funds emerging security researchers to pursue a project with mentorship and present findings at SummerCon 2019, with at least 50% of funding reserved for marginalized, female-identifying, transgender, and non-binary candidates. The program cites the 2017 (ISC)2 report that only 11% of the cybersecurity workforce identify as women, a proportion unchanged since 2013, and a 2018 (ISC)2 study finding women of color report pervasive discrimination, unexplained denial or delay in career advancement, exaggerated highlights of mistakes, and tokenism.
What you should know: The 11% figure has not moved since 2013, and the fellowship's own funding split is a direct response to a pipeline that conferences and employers have not fixed on their own.

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