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Awards and Honors

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2023

  • RIT: Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award – The highest academic distinction at the Rochester Institute of Technology. These scholars represent the top 1% of RIT’s student body, and roughly 1 or 2 students from each major receive it annually.
  • WiCyS: Conference Scholarship for Students – funding to attend the international WiCyS conference in Denver, Colorado.
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2022

  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Barry Goldwater Scholarship Nomination – one of four RIT students nominated for excellent academic research.
  • Crowdstrike: Nextgen Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Scholarship – one of eight recipients
  • (ISC)²: Information Security Scholarship for Women – one of ten recipients
  • Raytheon Technologies and Society of Women Engineers: Academic Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Intelligence & Space – one of four recipients
  • Linux Foundation: Dan Kohn Diversity Scholarship – funding to attend KubeCon and CloudNativeCon Europe
  • Foundation for Information Technology Education: Betty Stevens-Frecknall National Scholarship – awarded annually to one university student pursing an accredited degree program related to information technology.
  • ShmooCon: Shmooze-A-Student Scholarship – one of thirty recipients receiving a free conference pass and a stipend for housing, food, and travel.
  • WiCyS: Conference Scholarship for Speakers and Students – funding to attend and speak at the international WiCyS conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • RIT
    • Nathaniel Rochester Society Scholarship – awarded to one student annually who demonstrates exceptional leadership, community involvement, and participation in on and off-campus activities.
    • Alfred L. and Ruby C. Davis Scholarship for Community Impact – one of twenty-four annual recipients
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2021

  • The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Barry Goldwater Scholarship Nomination – one of four RIT students nominated for excellent academic research.
  • WiCyS: Conference Scholarship for Speakers and Students – Funding to attend and speak at the international WiCyS conference in Denver, Colorado.
  • Infosec: Accelerate Undergraduate Scholarship – one of three recipients
  • Cyber Defense Magazine: Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship – funding for travel and lodging at Black Hat
  • Executive Women’s Forum: Black Hat Conference Student Scholarship – one of fifty recipients
  • (ISC)²: Information Security Scholarship for Undergraduates – one of twenty-one scholarship recipients
  • United States Congress: United States Silver Congressional Award – recognized for obtaining over 200 hours in three categories: community service, physical fitness, and personal development
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2020

  • (ISC)²: Information Security Scholarship for Women – one of ten recipients
  • RIT
    • Five-Year Renewing Presidential Scholarship
    • Honors Program – consists of the top three percent of incoming freshmen
  • Lancaster Country Day School (LCDS)
    • Outstanding Community Service Designation – recognized for over 250 hours of service with FIRST Robotics, Habitat for Humanity, and Girl Scouts of America
    • Science and Technology Departmental Award – given to one LCDS student annually
    • Lancaster Junior League Nomination by Dr. Chelsea Pomponio and Mrs. Linda Campbell

2019

  • University of Rochester: Xerox Award for Achievement in Information Technology – waived college application fees and at least $5,000 in merit scholarships annually.
  • FIRST ​Technology​​ Challenge: Dean’s List Finalist – one of two students from Pennsylvania selected to attend the FIRST Robotics World Championship
  • National Merit Scholarship Corporation: National Merit Commended Scholar – placed in the top three percent of PSAT scorers.

Resources

Here are some resources for finding scholarships. If you are a security or computer science student, the names of the awards I have won (listed above) may be of particular interest.

  • Penn CURF’s Fellowships Directory – a tool for Penn students and alumni to familiarize themselves with a broad range of fellowship opportunities
    • PennCURF’s 2022 4-year overview of some of the fellowships available to undergraduates (PDF)

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Written by Olivia Gallucci

Olivia is an honors student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She writes about security, open source software, and professional development.