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CyberStart America

CyberStart America is a free, online cybersecurity competition and training platform for US high schoolers in grades 9-12, run by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation.

Grades 9–12
Open

About

Students work through more than 200 gamified security challenges spanning cryptography, forensics, and web exploitation, with no prior cybersecurity experience required. Top performers can qualify for the National Cyber Scholarship program's college scholarships.

What you can win

College scholarships through the National Cyber Scholarship program for top performers

Who can apply

Grades: Grades 9–12
International students: Can't apply

What it takes

EssayNot needed
Recommendation lettersNot needed
InterviewNot needed
PortfolioNot needed

Details

Format: Online
Where: Online (US)
How competitive: Open