To help encourage more diversity of students in high-technology career programs, Cisco also supports programs such as:
- United Negro College Fund, which offers scholarships for African-American engineering and computer science students
- National Action Council for Minority Engineers, which provides funding for research, development, and scholarships for African-American, Latino, and Native American students
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund Program, which aids young Latino men and women in obtaining a quality education in science and engineering
- MentorNet, a supportive online mentoring community for women entering engineering and computer science fields
