CrowdStrike Foundation Announces NextGen Scholarship Recipients for Academic Year 2019 – 2020
Foundation recognizes university students as next-generation leaders in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and Fal.Con UNITE 2019, SAN DIEGO – November 4, 2019 –
The CrowdStrike Foundation, a nonprofit that funds scholarships and research and provides pro-bono security software protection, today announced the recipients of its NextGen Scholarship awards for academic year 2019 – 2020. The six scholarship recipients were chosen from numerous outstanding applicants studying cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) at both the graduate and undergraduate level at universities across the United States. The students will be recognized at CrowdStrike’s third annual user conference, Fal.Con UNITE in San Diego, California.
The recipients of the CrowdStrike Foundation’s NextGen scholarships for academic year 2019 – 2020 are:
- Adefolarin Bolaji, graduate student at Purdue University
- Alexander Baker, undergraduate student at Tennessee Technological University
- Alyssa Ronquillo, graduate student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- Greg Garwood, graduate student at National University
- Lily Sharples, undergraduate student at the University of Georgia
- Sarah Lachance, graduate student at Brown University
- NextGen Scholarship Program for undergraduate and graduate students studying cybersecurity and/or AI
- Funding research in cybersecurity and/or AI programs
- Pro bono security software protection for nonprofit/nongovernmental organizations
- Support for communities through philanthropy, volunteering, and other activities.
- More information on the CrowdStrike Foundation’s programs can be accessed on the foundation’s website.