CyberStart America / Cyber FastTrack 2024

CyberStart America and Cyber FastTrack provides a fun and interactive series of challenges that offer the chance to explore exciting topics such as cryptography, penetration testing and digital forensics.

Program Details

CyberStart America is a FREE national program for high school students to learn and master cybersecurity as a gateway to the industry, up their digital skills, and compete for scholarships!

Cyber FastTrack is the FREE national program for college-level students to also learn, compete, and meet criteria to earn scholarship money.

Program Eligibility

CyberStart America (high school level)

To be eligible to participate, students must:

• Be at least 13 years old
• Be enrolled in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade at a public or private school (or the homeschool equivalent).
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Eligibility checks will be conducted throughout the process to ensure licenses, scholarships, and prizes are awarded to eligible students.

Cyber FastTrack (college level)

To be eligible to participate, students must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Be enrolled in accredited U.S. college (2-year, 4-year or graduate program)
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Communities offer additional support and community-specific awards within the overall scholarship competition and can give like-minded students the chance to share their experience and help each other out.

Become a CyberStart America Advisor

High school teachers can help find the next cybersecurity superstars by becoming Advisors and running a CyberStart America Club in their school. No previous cybersecurity knowledge or experience is required to join - just an enthusiasm to inspire your students to up their digital skills.

Register to be a CyberStart America Advisor →

2023 Delaware Competition Results

Delaware Students Making Positive Moves in the Cyber World!

DELAWARE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!

Delaware
CyberStart America Scholar Winners

261 Delaware Participants
5 Scholars
1 Scholar with Honors
1 Repeat Winner

• Desen Basaran (repeat winner), Caesar Rodney High School
• Azrael Rivera, Mount Sophia Academy
• Mukeshbhai Patel, William Penn High School
• Samuel Adamcik, Sussex Academy
• Ashley Alvarez Chavez, Sussex Academy
• Daniel Keshishyan, Sussex Academy
• Addison Lara, Sussex Academy
• Thomas Peet, Sussex Academy
• Anonymous Winner, Archmere Academy
• Anonymous Winner, Charter School of Wilmington

Delaware
Cyber Fast-Track Winners

76 Delaware Participants
3 Scholars
2 Repeat Winners
 

• Richard Eaton (repeat winner), Wilmington University
• Laura Weinstein (repeat winner), University of Delaware
• Alexander Lee, University of Delaware
• Tyler Foster, Wilmington University
• Xiaoyan Kang, Wilmington University
• Anonymous Winner, Wilmington University
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CyberStart America and Cyber Fast-Track Scholar win various scholarship opportunities and State recognition.