Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Scholarships 2020 (Funded to Attend GHC Conference 2020 in Orlando, Florida USA)

Application Deadline: March 4, 2020. 

The GHC Scholars Program provides funds for women who are either undergraduate students, graduate students, or faculty to attend our Celebration. Women who get selected as scholars gain access to career and academic workshops, networking opportunities, and memories that will last a lifetime.

Grace Hopper Celebration is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists. It is produced by AnitaB.org and presented in partnership with ACM. GHC 20 will be Sep. 29—Oct. 2 in Orlando, FL.

Eligibility

Students:

• Must be at least 18 years of age by September 29, 2020.
• Must be a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program at a college, university, or high school at the time of applying.
• Must be a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program at a college or university at the time of the Celebration (September 29 — October 2, 2020). Those graduating prior to the Celebration are not eligible unless accepted to another related degree program (such as a M.S. or Ph.D. program).
• Show satisfactory progress toward a degree such as, but not limited to, computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, human-computer interaction, math, physics, or management information systems.
• Be able to demonstrate an interest in computing.
• Cannot have been an AnitaB.org-GHC Scholar in 2019.

Faculty:

• Must be teaching at an accredited college or university at the time of the conference. We do not award scholarships to High School teachers, as the conference does not provide programming for K-12.
• Must teach in a degree program such as, but not limited to, computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, human-computer interaction, math, physics, or management information systems.
• Cannot have been an AnitaB.org-GHC Scholar in 2019.

Benefits:

Scholarship Details

Student and Faculty Scholarships include:

• Individual Registration.
• Hotel accommodations.
• Roundtrip airfare.
• Stipend (to be used for travel, meals, and incidentals such as rideshares, baggage fees, etc.).
  • We will provide the stipend when you pick up your badge at GHC.

For More Information:

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