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CyberGirls Fellowship for African Women

November 23, 2023

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Deadline: 11th December 2023.

CyberGirls Fellowship is a free 1-year fellowship program that equips girls and women aged 18-28 years old with globally sought-after cybersecurity skills, positioning them to start a career in cybersecurity and helping them to seize decent work opportunities within Africa and across the world.

The fellowship is designed to improve the socio-economic well-being of girls in Africa through training, mentorship and placement. During the one-year duration of this fellowship, you will be given hands-on cybersecurity training, become certification-ready, and possibly get paid internship/job shadowing opportunities.

The CyberGirls Fellowship application process is deliberately tailored to consider each applicant as a unique and whole person. This enables us to carefully seek out individuals who are passionate and dedicated to breaking barriers and equipping themselves with the required skills to begin their careers in cybersecurity, improve their local communities, and seize work opportunities in Africa and across the world.

The Cybersecurity Journey

The learning journey begins with cybersecurity fundamentals and moves on to more specialised niche cybersecurity learning paths which fellows will decide on midway through the fellowship.

Cloud Security
Critical Infrastructure Security
DevSecOps
Digital Forensics and Threat Intelligence
Governance Risk and Compliance
Incident Analysis/Response (SOC Analyst Level 1)
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing

Eligibility

CyberGirls Fellowship welcomes applicants from all over Africa. Do you desire to benefit from the CyberGirls experience? Kickstart your journey by checking if you meet the eligibility criteria.

You can be a part of the fellowship if you;

are a Female aged 18 – 28 years old as of the commencement of the fellowship (25th March 2024)
are a citizen and resident of an African country and passionate about (starting a career in) cybersecurity
are proficient in English and have completed High school/Secondary school
can withstand the pressures of an intensive hands-on technical training
have access to the internet and are willing to devote fully to 8 months of intensive training
do not have a job in cybersecurity or possess a major cybersecurity certification that can land you one
are not participating in any similarly timed tech fellowship or boot camp.

Please note: Individuals living with disabilities that do not impede their ability to use a computer are welcome to apply

For mor information and application.