The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA RISE community for emerging security leaders. Through this initiative, selected candidates will receive $3,000 awards that can be used toward continuing education, student loan repayment and professional development programs such as training and certifications.

“Through the SIA RISE Scholarship, SIA is proud to offer young professionals and emerging leaders the opportunity to boost their professional development and knowledge and flourish in our industry,” said Don Erickson, CEO, SIA. “Past honorees have used the scholarship funds toward SIA’s high-quality training and certification offerings, courses on critical topics and issues impacting our industry, meaningful events to help them grow in their careers and paying down student loans. We are thrilled to give back through this impactful program and look forward to support the next class of rising stars on the path to achieving their goals.”

The RISE scholarship program was created to help awardees expand their professional knowledge in the areas of business, human resources, information technology, marketing/sales, project management, security engineering and risk management, the announcement states.

Scholarship funds can be used toward:

• SIA program offerings, such as SIA’s conferences, Security Project Management training and the Certified Security Project Manager and Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification credentials
• Repayment of student loans
• Other industry education or events
• Relevant courses or programs offered by associations, colleges, universities and private education firms

SIA has named one of the RISE Scholarship awards in honor of Pierre Trapanese, CEO and owner of Northland Controls and past chair of the SIA Board of Directors.

Applying for the SIA RISE Scholarship is open to SIA student members and employees of SIA member companies in North America who are part of the SIA RISE community. The deadline to apply for this year’s SIA RISE Scholarship is Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.