Anshul Chimaladinne Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Anshul Chimaladinne, a rising Junior at Freedom High school, passed away in August 2016. Anshul described himself as “developer, computer aficionado, future Cybersecurity engineer, android enthusiast, and an athlete.” Anshul started coding when he was in the 5th grade, and with diligent study and practice, eventually started participating in hackathons and coding competitions across Virginia and up and down the East Coast. Anshul, with a few of his best friends, started a company called AP Custom Computers that designed and built powerful computers from scratch (the tagline for the business was “YOUR Computer, the way YOU want it!”). One of their projects was a Google Hangouts Bot to provide google hangouts users with the best possible experience. To keep his love for business alive, his parents are conducting their family business as Anshultech.

Anshul developed a keen interest in Cybersecurity, encryption, data protection and understanding the threat landscape. In 2016, he attended the Virginia Governor’s School Summer Residential Program for Math, Science, and Technology. He chose Cybersecurity as his program specialization which allowed him to understand our threat vectors and explore the hacker’s playground (e.g., hacking tools and techniques, security infrastructure, Tor and the darknet, etc.) and he was an outstanding student in that class. He was also keen on developing advanced Cyber Defensive and Offensive services for the world. These experiences made it clear to Anshul that he should pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity.

To keep Anshul’s ambition alive, his parents, Anjan Chimaladinne ’10 and Shridevi Chimaladinne, established the Anshul Chimaladinne Memorial Scholarship Endowment for undergraduate students majoring in Cybersecurity Engineering. Recipients must be full-time, in-state students and will qualify on the basis of greatest financial need. Scholarship recipients will be selected by a committee appointed by the Dean of the Volgenau School of Engineering in coordination with the Office of Student Financial Aid. This scholarship is renewable.