The IT Merit Award Scholarship program recognizes outstanding accomplishments by students and adult learners in both the CompTIA Education to Careers (E2C) and CompTIA Learning Alliance (CLA) programs who have trained for and received CompTIA Certifications . The Foundation has granted more than 400 of these scholarships since 2001. The Dorianne and John Venator IT Merit Award Scholarships, established this past April, are awarded in honor of former CompTIA President and CEO John Venator and his wife Dorianne for their 20 years of service to the IT industry.
To be eligible for an award, students must have received their training from, or currently be enrolled in training offered by a CompTIA educational member organization, such as a high school; community or technical college; not-for-profit; or government training program. The student nominee also must have received a CompTIA Certifications recently.
CompTIA Certifications is the IT industry’s largest developer of vendor-neutral IT certification exams. Its certifications are recognized worldwide as a trusted indicator of qualified and competent professionals in the IT industry. Since establishing the certification program in 1993, more than 1 million people have earned a CompTIA certification.

Now pass4sure provides career opportunities for individuals who historically have been under-represented in the IT workforce. With the support of individuals, industry leaders, companies and the government, the Foundation creates programs aimed at helping U.S. veterans, at-risk youth, women, minorities, dislocated workers, and individuals with disabilities to obtain the technical and business skills employers require. Since its creation in 1998, the Foundation has helped more than 1,000 individuals enter the IT workforce, helping the industry alleviate its shortage of skilled workers. For more information or to make a donation to the CompTIA Educational Foundation, visit http://www.pass4sure.com/CompTIA-index.html