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Diversity in tech
scholarship

Application Deadline: October 16th 2022

The Program

Centriq Training is an accelerated IT Career program that prepares students for a career in technology as an IT Administrator or Coder. We specialize in educating people with little or no IT experience and prepare them for a career in IT in just 4 months. Learn more about our IT training program at https://centriq.com/career/it-career-program/

The Purpose

At Centriq we celebrate all backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints within our organization and the communities we serve. We believe diversity fuels innovation and success and are pleased to offer our Full-Ride Diversity in Tech Scholarship.

The goal of this scholarship is:

•To improve access to IT education and support students from diverse backgrounds.

•To foster an environment that empowers and values a diverse student body.

•To advance equity and inclusion and aid in closing the diversity gap in the tech field.

Award Amount

Scholarship recipients receive a Full-Ride Scholarship to attend Centriq’s Cloud & Security Specialist program or Full Stack Coding program.
Scholarship recipients will be loaned all technology required to complete the program, including a laptop and laptop accessories.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for this scholarship applicants must:

  1. Have access to high-speed internet for the virtual components of the program
        or the ability to travel to campus daily to use Centriq’s internet
  2. Demonstrate financial need

     

  3. Identify as one of the following:
           Person of color
           Indigenous person
           Person living with a disability (as defined by WHO)
           Person who identifies as LGBTQIA+
           Person who identifies as a Woman

  4. Live in Kansas City or St. Louis metro areas and have transportation for any on-campus courses

    NOW ACCEPTING NATIONAL APPLICATIONS
    (If interested in on-site classes, you must live in Kansas City or St. Louis metro areas.  If interested in online classes, you can live anywhere within the United States.)

Application Checklist

1) Application Form
    Complete the application form linked HERE

 

2) Personal Essay (300 – 500 words)
    In your essay, please describe the following
     How do you meet the scholarship criteria, including financial need

 

3) Introduction video (1-3 minutes total)

In your video, please briefly respond to each of the questions below:

   • Who are you?

   • Why does a career in technology interest you?

   • What does diversity mean to you?

   • What would an opportunity like this mean to you?

   • Tell us about a time when you completed something that was difficult; how did you set and meet that goal?

 

4) Send it over!

    When you’re ready, submit all three pieces to Alex Carnahan, Vice President of Student Success & Strategic Partnerships,   (acarnahan@centriq.com).  In the email subject line, please put “First Name Last Name – Diversity in Tech Scholarship”

Click here to download a PDF version of scholarship criteria
Start Date
End Date
Day/Eve
Break Weeks
Track
Jan 23, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
Eve
4/3/23-4/7/23
5/22/23-5/26/23
7/3/23-7/7/23
CSSP-V
Jan 30, 2023
May 5, 2023
Day
3/6/23-3/10/23
4/10/23-4/14/23
CSSP-V
Feb 6, 2023
May 19, 2023
Day
3/27/23-3/31/23
FSCP-V
Mar 20, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
Day
4/24/23-4/28/23
5/22/23-5/26/23
CSSP-V
Apr 10, 2023
Jul 28, 2023
Day
5/29/23-6/2/23
7/3/23-7/7/23
FSCP-V
Apr 24, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
Eve
7/3/23-7/7/23
8/21/23-8/25/23
CSSP-V
May 15, 2023
Dec 14, 2023
Eve
7/3/23-7/7/23
9/4/23-9/8/23
11/20/23-11/24/23
FSCP-V
Jun 5, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
Day
7/3/23-7/7/23
8/7/23-8/11/23
CSSP-V
Jun 19, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
Day
7/3/23-7/7/23
9/4/23-9/8/23
FSCP-V
Jul 24, 2023
Jan 25, 2024
Eve
10/2/23-10/6/23
11/20/23-11/24/23
12/25/23-12/29/23
CSSP-V
Aug 14, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
Day
9/5/23-9/8/23
10/16/23-10/2/23
CSSP-V
Aug 28, 2023
Dec 15, 2023
Day
9/4/23-9/8/23
11/20/23-11/24/23
FSCP-V
Oct 2, 2023
Jan 5, 2024
Day
10/23/23-10/27/23
11/20/2023-11/24/23
12/25/23-12/29/23
CSSP-V
Oct 30, 2023
May 2, 2024
Eve
11/20/23-11/23/23
3/4/23-3/7/23
CSSP-V
If you don't see the Cohort Start date you are looking for don't forget to check out our campus calendars.
CSSP-I: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (In-Person Modality)
CSSP-V: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (Live Virtual Modality)
FSCP-I: Full Stack Coding Program (In-Person Modality)
FSCP-V: Full Stack Coding Program (Live Virtual Modality)
Please note that Centriq will be closed on the following observed holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day following Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Start Date
End Date
Day/Eve
Break Weeks
Track
Feb 13, 2023
Mar 19, 2023
Day
3/20/23-3/24/23
4/17/23-4/21/23
CSSP-I
Apr 17, 2023
Jul 21, 2023
Day
5/22/23-5/26/23
7/3/23-7/7/23
CSSP-I
Jun 5, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
Day
7/3/23-7/7/23
8/7/23-8/11/23
CSSP-I
Jul 31, 2023
Nov 3, 2023
Day
9/4/23-9/8/23
10/2/23-10/6/23
CSSP-I
Sep 25, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
Day
11/20/23-11/24/23
CSSP-I
Nov 27, 2023
Mar 1, 2024
Day
12/25/23-12/29/23
1/29/24-2/2/24
CSSP-I
If you don't see the Cohort Start date you are looking for don't forget to check out our online instructor-led calendar.
CSSP-I: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (In-Person Modality)
CSSP-V: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (Live Virtual Modality)
FSCP-I: Full Stack Coding Program (In-Person Modality)
FSCP-V: Full Stack Coding Program (Live Virtual Modality)
Please note that Centriq will be closed on the following observed holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day following Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Start Date
End Date
Day/Eve
Break Weeks
Track
Jan 16, 2023
Apr 21, 2023
Day
2/2023-2/24/23
3/20/23-3/24/23
CSSP-I
Jan 23, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
Eve
4/3/23-4/7/23
5/22/23-5/26/23
7/3/23-7/7/23
CSSP-I
Feb 27, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
Day
4/3/23-4/7/23
5/1/23-5/5/23
CSSP-I
Apr 10, 2023
Jul 14, 2023
Day
5/15/23-5/19/23
7/3/23-7/7/23
CSSP-I
May 22, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
Day
7/3/23-7/7/23
CSSP-I
Jun 26, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
Day
7/3/23-7/7/23
8/7/23-8/11/23
CSSP-I
Aug 7, 2023
Nov 10, 2023
Day
9/4/23-9/8/23
10/9/23-10/13/23
CSSP-I
Sep 11, 2023
Dec 15, 2023
Day
10/16/23-10/20/23
11/20/23-11/24/23
CSSP-I
Oct 23, 2023
Jan 26, 2024
Day
11/20/23-11/24/23
12/25/23-12/29/23
CSSP-I
Dec 4, 2023
Mar 8, 2024
Day
12/25/23-12/29/23
2/5/24-2/9/24
CSSP-I
If you don't see the Cohort Start date you are looking for don't forget to check out our online instructor-led calendar.
CSSP-I: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (In-Person Modality)
CSSP-V: Cloud & Security Specialist Program (Live Virtual Modality)
FSCP-I: Full Stack Coding Program (In-Person Modality)
FSCP-V: Full Stack Coding Program (Live Virtual Modality)
Please note that Centriq will be closed on the following observed holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day following Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.