Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a new cyber training partnership between the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network and Security) Institute and the state of Iowa designed to inspire the next generation of female cybersecurity professionals, the Corridor Business Journal reported.

GirlsGoCyberStart is a free online game of discovery that offers young women in grades 9-12 the opportunity to learn basic cybersecurity skills and test their cyber aptitude. Participants do not need any prior cybersecurity knowledge or IT experience. Iowa’s students will be competing against students from 16 other states and territories.

Registration is open now, and will run through Feb. 16. The first 10,000 young women to register may play the game online from Feb. 20-25, with prizes to include computers and a trip to the 2018 Women in CyberSecurity Conference in Chicago. The three schools in Iowa with the most participants will win awards of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000. 

More information is available online.