Joseph Maloney Scholarship

ISACA Hudson Valley Chapter

In remembrance of Joseph Maloney, a long-standing member of the ISACA® Hudson Valley Chapter, the Chapter annually awards a $500 scholarship to a student in Information Systems, Accounting, IS Auditing or other related studies. If interested, please complete the form below and send the form to via e-mail to board@isacahv.org.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be an ISACA® Hudson Valley Chapter member or a relative of an ISACA® Hudson Valley Chapter member in good standing for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the application deadline.
• Have received a high school or GED diploma.
• Be enrolled in and be a student in good standing at an Information Systems, Accounting, IS Auditing or other related certificate or degree program at an accredited college or university during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Application Criteria:

1. Completed scholarship application (below),
2. Write at least a 1,000 word essay on one of the following topics: 
   1. Describe your experience in a project related to information or cyber security, IT risk management, IT governance, or IT auditing or assurance and what you learned / achieved as well as how you overcame challenges throughout the project.
   2. What led you to seek a career in information or cyber security, IT risk management, IT governance, or IT auditing or assurance and how do you see the field changing in the next five years?
   3. Discuss your impressions and what you learned at a recent professional, ISACA® International, Chapter, or Student Group event that you attended. How did the topic(s) covered change your perception of the field and how was the event relevant to your career goals / professional development?
3. Send both the application and essay by April 15th 11:59pm EST to the: ISACA® Hudson Valley Chapter Board at board@isacahv.org. 

The scholarship award will be presented at the  ISACA® Hudson Valley Chapter Annual General Meeting expected to be held in the third week of June.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Eliminate non-qualifying applicants per the published eligibility criteria noted above. Subjective Criteria:

• The Board members will review each student’s application and essay. The essays shall be graded using the college grading system of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc. The essays graded as A+, A, and A-, shall be evaluated based on the below criteria:
  • Of the remaining applicants, preference will be given to those with career goals aligned with Information Systems, Accounting, IS Auditing or other related field.
  • Of the remaining applicants, preference will be given to applicants actively involved in community activities.
  • Of the remaining applicants, a final decision will be made after a personal interview with the Chapter President. 

• Prior to any scholarship being granted, we reserve the right to perform reference and accuracy checks. In the event any finalist fails these checks, the next runner-up will become the finalist. The reference check may be waived if a member of the board personally knows the applicant and is willing to vouch for them.
•  The Scholarship Application Form may also be accessed on ISACA Hudson Valley’s website at http://www.isacahv.org.
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