Security Industry Association Opens Applications for 2025 Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship

Scholarship Program Offers $5,000 Awards to Support Professional Development in the Identity Management Field

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship. This program offers $5,000 scholarships for SIA members to help further their education in the field of identity management.

This scholarship was named after Hébert, chair and CEO at Sentry Interactive and a past member of SIA’s Board of Directors who served as chair from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, SIA and the Board of Directors established the Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship program in recognition of the substantial subject matter expertise Hébert offered and continues to offer to SIA members. His input has helped businesses to interpret and influence identity management trends and achieve greater business success. In his role as a leader on the SIA board, Denis Hébert positively impacted SIA’s service to its members in the domain of identity management as evidenced through the development of many of its education, government relations and standards initiatives.

The program is designed to support the professional development goals of young professionals who specialize in identity management – a field involving the systematic control of access, authenticating users, securing assets and protecting privacy. Identity management encompasses many aspects of risk management, public policy, fraud prevention, privacy, data analysis, risk and governance, information technology and security. Innovative advances in the creation, convergence and utilization of identity management security solutions will help to mitigate current and future identity threats, protect the privacy of individuals and enterprises and secure critical assets. The scholarship funds must be used towards post-secondary education programs, including training courses, accredited college courses, certifications or other valid credentialing programs related to the field of identity management.

Each applicant must be either 1) a SIA student member or 2) a full-time employee of a SIA member company holding a current membership and in good standing within the employer organization. Applications are due July 25, 2025; learn more and apply here.

About SIA

SIA is the leading trade association for global security solution providers, with over 1,600 innovative member companies representing thousands of security leaders and experts who shape the future of the security industry. SIA protects and advances its members’ interests by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation at the federal and state levels, creating open industry standards that enable integration, advancing industry professionalism through education and training, opening global market opportunities and collaborating with other like-minded organizations. As the premier sponsor of ISC Events expos and conferences, SIA ensures its members have access to top-level buyers and influencers, as well as unparalleled learning and network opportunities. SIA also enhances the position of its members in the security marketplace through SIA GovSummit, which brings together private industry with government decision makers, and Securing New Ground, the security industry’s top executive conference for peer-to-peer networking.