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WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship. - ChilliDawg - 12-08-2019
I am 6 days into my first term with WGU in the MSCSIA program. I was pleased to open an email last night awarding me the WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship that I applied for. Unfortunately, it is $5000 for 4 terms, divided equally among terms. I do not plan on being there that long, but it will certainly help. If I can complete in the two terms that I planned, it will be a $2500 savings, and that is nothing to balk at, especially with their tuition fairly low to begin with. So far, I have passed ever pre-assessment for every course. I think I will move through the program quickly, earn that first Masters and then move on to my local college, Embry-Riddle for their Aviation Cybersecurity grad program.
Definitely, thanks to this group for the pointers and guidance along the way.
RE: WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship. - Merlin - 12-08-2019
(12-08-2019, 06:47 AM)ChilliDawg Wrote: I am 6 days into my first term with WGU in the MSCSIA program. I was pleased to open an email last night awarding me the WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship that I applied for. Unfortunately, it is $5000 for 4 terms, divided equally among terms. I do not plan on being there that long, but it will certainly help. If I can complete in the two terms that I planned, it will be a $2500 savings, and that is nothing to balk at, especially with their tuition fairly low to begin with. So far, I have passed ever pre-assessment for every course. I think I will move through the program quickly, earn that first Masters and then move on to my local college, Embry-Riddle for their Aviation Cybersecurity grad program.
Definitely, thanks to this group for the pointers and guidance along the way.
Congrats!
Wow, I haven't seen a $5,000 scholarship from WGU before. They awarded me a $2,000 scholarship for my MBA, but it was also split between 4 terms, so it really only came out to a $500 tuition discount in my case since I managed to complete my degree program in a single term. Still, I appreciated the discount.
RE: WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship. - bjcheung77 - 12-08-2019
Hey Congrats! Which scholarship was this? I recall most of their scholarships was just $2000 for 4 terms, you hit the "jackpot" with the $5000 scholarship! Even in two terms, you save more than most people who get the $2000 scholarship!
RE: WGU Cybersecurity Scholarship. - ChilliDawg - 12-09-2019
(12-08-2019, 07:22 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Hey Congrats! Which scholarship was this? I recall most of their scholarships was just $2000 for 4 terms, you hit the "jackpot" with the $5000 scholarship! Even in two terms, you save more than most people who get the $2000 scholarship!
Thank you. Here is the link to the page with details on the Scholarship. The last sentence in the third paragraph says that it is worth up to $5000. My award letter says that I was given all $5000. I applied for a few different ones, and this is the only one that I heard back on......I just accepted the terms of the Scholarship this morning. Way more exciting than the Guardian Scholarship from Study that i was awarded, but they are all greatly appreciated.
https://www.wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/scholarships/general/cybersecurity.html