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Sage IT, a leader in digital business transformation and optimization, is offering university and college students a scholarship opportunity of $1000. We believe you deserve assistance as you make the exciting decision to invest in your future. The challenge to win this scholarship is an article writing contest on the topic: “Zero Trust in the Age of AI: Rethinking Identity and Access Management for the Next Decade” The winner will receive a scholarship of $1000, which will be announced on December 14th, 2025. The deadline for applications is December 7th, 2025. Are you ready for the challenge?

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Why are we doing this?

At Sage IT, we focus on creating business value for our customers and the society by delivering sustainable business outcomes with technology as an enabler. Technology is advancing with every passing day. We’re living in the era of possibilities. Whenever there is an international conversation, there are different ethical and societal questions that come to the forefront which have to be addressed by the industry.

Sage IT provides equal opportunity for employment and education. We not only help making a better world with better opportunities but also assist the best talent to enter the field. As a responsible leader in the technology world, we believe in nurturing talent at the grass-root levels and providing a platform to think, innovate and express possibilities and contemplate beyond normal to solve problems. After all, an idea can change the world!

This article writing contest could be a small role that we play in the expansion and nurturing of the education sector. We are also not aware of how the world would be in the future. So, with growing challenges and the transformation that the world is witnessing, we would like to make the students prepare for the future.

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Previous Sage IT USA scholarship winners

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Dawit Andualem

November 2024The Ohio State University

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Daniel Monzon

July 2024University of Florida

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Nahla Abdul-Hadi

July 2023Delaware State University

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Adetutu Daranijo

April 2023Florida Atlantic University

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Karl Spengler

January 2023Oakland Community College

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Application Submission Deadline

Application Submission Deadline

7th December 2025

Winner Announcement Date

Award Announcement Date

14th December 2025

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Know Your Eligibility

This scholarship can be availed by all US citizens and legal residents, who are older than 17 years and below 30 years

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All regular and part-time college students are also eligible to take part in this contest

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The participating student must be enrolled in a recognized College/University functioning in the United States of America

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Topic for Submission

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Sage IT, proudly presents a scholarship, with the challenge-to-win being an article writing competition focused on “Zero Trust in the Age of AI: Rethinking Identity and Access Management for the Next Decade”

In today’s world, where Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how we live, work, and connect, cybersecurity has become more critical than ever. The concept of Zero Trust “never trust, always verify” offers a powerful framework for protecting people, businesses, and societies from increasingly sophisticated threats. As Gen Alpha steps into a future shaped by AI, the challenge lies in balancing innovation with security, identity, and trust. In your essay, reflect on how individuals and organizations can reimagine identity and access management, safeguard against new cyber risks, and prepare for the digital decade ahead. We encourage you to bring fresh ideas, practical solutions, and bold thinking to help shape the secure future of the AI-driven world.

There are also a few additional aspects that will be considered for the article submissions.

  • The content must be engaging with an original thought process and with a good understanding of technology and real-life applicability of use cases.

  • The quality of article submitted will also be considered. Including the writing style, grammatical accuracy, and storytelling.

Guidelines for Submission

  • The article must be submitted in a word .doc format. It should have about 1000 – 1500 words
  • The article or excerpts must be unpublished in any other journal. Also, the article should be free of any plagiarism. Plagiarized articles will be automatically disqualified
  • No article submissions will be considered later than the said date whatsoever.

Qualifying Articles

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Only one article per individual will be accepted

The articles should contain all the details of the participating student like, first and last name, email, mobile, date of birth, name of the university, and the area of study, postal address, city, state, zip and country sent from the email ID of the student that is participating in the scholarship. It is assumed that the student accepts the privacy policy of www.sageitinc.com

The file name should be in the following format.
(Title)_ (Full Name)_(University Name)_(Contact Number)

In case, if you are e-mailing the article, the body of the mail should contain your details’

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Date of birth
  • Postal address
  • City
  • State
  • College/University Name where you are currently enrolled into
  • Area of Study

In case the article does not qualify any of the above requirements, the entry is subject to elimination without further consideration.

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Who we are?

Sage IT is a leader in digital transformation and optimization helping businesses to accelerate business clockspeeds using cutting-edge information technologies and exceptional talent. Sage IT has been serving customers across NA, Europe & APAC for 20+ years leveraging strategic partnerships with leading digital technology providers and hyperscalers. Customers have realized benefits >30% faster with our expertise in AI, Data, Cloud, Integration, Process Automation, Enterprise Applications and new-age Managed Services powered by proven accelerators and processes.

Established in 2003, Sage IT has a well-established global delivery structure that is equipped with solution experts, proven tools, and methodologies. The company has developed strong relationships with leading digital technology providers to provide cutting-edge solutions, and services to its customers.

We help companies:

  • Grow business and market share

– By creating a Integration and API solutions

  • Boost efficiency & increase profitability

– By creating a Automation solutions

  • Refine business performance

-By creating a Enterprise Services

  • Gain a competitive advantage

– By creating a Data Engineering Services

  • Deliver sustainable business outcomes securely

– By doing Cloud

  • Drive innovation through intelligent systems

– By integrating AI Solutions

  • Protect critical assets from threats

– By Enhancing Cybersecurity Measures

Our proprietary AI2 framework is the foundation on “how” Sage ITians approach problem statements to design, develop, and deliver sustainable business values.

Our philosophy in work is “Customer First, Knowledge First, Value First”.

Do visit our
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FAQ

Sage IT has an elite panel of moderators who are responsible for the review of all the submissions. Then, they select a winner by vote.

The winner will be announced December 14th 2025.

We will pay directly for the college programme selected by you.
It is a one-time amount and whoever wins will get a total of $1000 which will directly go to the school where the winner has enrolled or will enrol in the future.
If you need answers to your queries you can inquire at scholarships@sageitinc.com

Privacy Policy

By applying here, you are giving Sage IT permission to contact your college/university to discuss in detail your selected program and then on your behalf pay USD 1000 into your institution, should you be the winner of the contest.

The winner of the scholarship will have to share their university photo-id and requested information with a short feedback of their experience of participating in this contest.

NOTE: All conclusions for the contest are exclusively carried out at the circumspection of Sage IT and are not subjected to any appeal or review. Sage IT is solely in control of suspending, cancelling or pausing the contest at any time without having to provide any reason for such decisions whatsoever.