International Organization of Black Security Executives
P.O. Box 1471   San Mateo, CA 94401
1-888-88-IOBSE (1-888-884-6273)

The IOBSE is a non-profit, 501(c) organization. However, in 1999, the IOBSE created the student scholarship program and presented the first scholarship for $1000.00 to a student at Jackson State University. Several years later, the scholarship amount was increased to $1,500.00 and renamed the Robert B. Burke Scholarship, after one of the IOBSE's distinguished members who passed in 1992. Since, recipient schools of the Robert B. Burke Scholarship include:

• Jackson State University
• Coppin State University
• Tennessee State University
• Alabama State University
• John Jay College
• North Carolina Central University
• Florida A&M University (2)
• Morris Brown College
• Southern University
• University of the District of Columbia

If you would like to contribute to the "Robert B. Burke" scholarship fund, please click here for a printer-friendly copy of the IOBSE pledge form. (Please see the Robert B. Burke Scholarship criteria below.)

Scholarship Award Selection Criteria & Process

The IOBSE offers to academically gifted Minority students the opportunity to develop career options in the field of Security. A $1500 scholarship is awarded to those students demonstrating an interest in Security as a profession. Special consideration will be given to the student's potential for leadership and effective management skills.

Criteria for Selection:

• The applicant must be of junior standing
• The applicant must have a 3.0 academic average
• The applicant must demonstrate an interest in the security profession
• The applicant must submit a resume

Selection Process:

• The academic institution selects a student for the scholarship and submits the student's credentials to IOBSE.
• A scholarship committee of IOBSE will review the candidate's qualifications and render a decision.

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