2024 Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program applications open
Applications are now open for the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program!
Magnet Forensics is looking to increase diversity and help agencies address a talent shortage in digital forensics, so if you’re an officer that wants to enter the field of—or advance in—digital forensics, this is your chance.
Learn more about the 2024 awards below and apply before November 22, 2024.
Who can apply
There are two categories awarded in the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program: new to digital forensics and advanced.
New to digital forensics is aimed at promising officers who are looking to move into a new field and start in the field of digital forensics.
The advanced category is for experienced investigators who have no experience with Magnet Axiom and want to take the opportunity to really explore how powerful it can be in their investigations and how they can really harness its capabilities. This can also be a valuable opportunity for investigators to learn more about Magnet Graykey (for those at agencies that currently use it.)
What recipient can receive
- Access to a full curriculum of digital forensics training required to become a digital investigator
- Eligibility to earn leading digital forensics certifications, including:
- Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE)
- Magnet Certified Graykey Examiner (MCGE)
- Magnet Certified macOS Examiner (MCME)
- Magnet Certified Cloud Examiner (MCCE)
- Magnet Certified Video Examiner (MCVE)
- A one-year license of Magnet Axiom
Interested in applying? You can fill out this form, which will also need to include your current resume, a cover letter explaining your interest and how you meet the program’s objectives and a letter of reference from a supervisor or leader within your agency.
In honor of Sgt. Steve Martin
With the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program, we’re proud have the award named in honor of an officer who committed his career to the fight against child sexual exploitation: Sgt. Steve Martin.
Sgt. Martin joined the Peel Regional Police in 2003, beginning his career on uniform patrol. He would go on to serve with the agency’s neighborhood policing unit and its Criminal Investigation Bureau before joining its Internet Child Exploitation unit in 2013.
He died in January 2021, at the age of 40, after a long bout with cancer, leaving behind his wife and six-year-old daughter.
Learn more about previous winners
We’re proud to have given multiple investigators of various existing skill level a unique opportunity to advance their knowledge in digital forensics. Our 2023 winners included:
Advanced
- Jennifer Graham, Plover Police Department, Plover, Wisconsin
- Alban Haxhia, Albanian State Police, Tirane, Albania
- Jeanne-Marie Grobler, Commerce Commission New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
New to Forensics
- Madeline Vogelsang, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver, Washington
- Kaung Zaw Hein, National Bank of Canada Group, Yangon, Myanmar
Learn more about the 2023 winners in these Q&As.
Apply before November 22, 2024
Want to learn more?
Visit the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Program page and be sure to get your application in before November 22. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to ScholarshipProgram@magnetforensics.com.