RSAC™ Security Scholar Ignites Professional Growth
Our mission at RSAC™ Conference is to provide programs like RSAC™ Security Scholar that help ensure cybersecurity practitioners around the world get the intel and knowledge they need to spur professional growth and protect their organizations from cyberthreats.
What is RSAC™ Security Scholar?
At RSAC™ Conference, we like to surround ourselves with all kinds of brilliant people—including the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Through carefully curated experiences, RSAC™ Security Scholar connects the hand-selected brightest up-and-coming cybersecurity students to thought leaders, industry luminaries, peers and conference attendees. The goal is to share knowledge, experience and connections to enrich the discourse on how to stay ahead of cyberthreats.
During the week, scholars:
- Participate in a charity-driven team building exercise benefiting The Social Engineering Project.
- Enjoy reserved seating at the opening keynote
- Listen to speakers from across the globe discuss trends and insights
- Network on the RSAC™ Expo floor with over 300 companies
- Attend an invitation-only dinner with leading cybersecurity experts and a casual dinner with fellow scholars and Program alumni
- Connect and network with program sponsors
- Join in all RSAC™ College Day activities
- Learning Labs and Birds of a Feather are not open to RSAC™ College Day Pass holders or RSAC™ Security Scholars.
- Attend a closed door Q&A session with a top government official
Scholars have the chance to share their own insights and research at the RSAC™ Security Scholar poster board exhibition.
View the posters submitted by Security Scholar Classes 2023, 2024 and 2025.
When is RSAC™ Security Scholar?
The RSAC™ 2025 Security Scholar program will take place April 27-May 1, 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Participating students will have a chance to present their research during the RSAC™ Security Scholar poster board session.
Check out the Security Scholar program recap from RSAC™ 2024.
Want to get your university involved in 2026?
Take the first step by contacting Cecilia Marinier at Cecilia.Marinier@rsaconference.com to learn more about participating in the RSAC™ 2026 Security Scholar program.
RSAC™ 2025 Participating Universities
Sponsorship Opportunities
If your company is interested in supporting and interacting with the next generation of the cybersecurity workforce, reach out to your respective sales representative.
Sales Representatives
Companies A-E: Kelli White, Sales Manager, kwhite@nthdegree.com
Companies F-O: George Keegan, Senior Sales Manager, gkeegan@nthdegree.com
Companies P-Z: Wendy Anderson, Director, Sales and Sponsorship,
wanderson@nthdegree.com
RSAC™ College Day
RSAC™ College Day is designed to help address the talent gap in cybersecurity by putting college students in touch with industry leaders at RSAC™ Conference.