GHC News: ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE 2010 GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
Largest Event for Women in Computer Science and Engineering
Provides Opportunity for Students to Collaborate and Learn from Leading Technical Women
PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 8, 2010 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (GHC), which brings together women from all aspects of computer science and engineering. This year’s conference will be held September 28 to October 2, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. The deadline for scholarship applications is May 14, 2010.
Full and partial scholarships to this year’s conference are made possible through generous grants to the Anita Borg Institute from the National Science Foundation, Industry and Academic sponsors. Full scholarships cover conference registration, lodging for four nights, and travel expense reimbursement. Partial scholarships are also available. While the largest portion of scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, junior faculty and members of non-governmental organizations and non-profits are also eligible to apply.
“Last year, 311 scholarships were awarded, a 23 percent increase from the previous year,” said Deanna Kosaraju, Vice President of Programs. “We reviewed over 900 applications, and we expect an even greater response for 2010.”
Applications are only being accepted online. A scholarship committee consisting of women and men from industry and academia perform reviews of the applications and scores each one. Scholarships are awarded to the candidates with the highest scores from a diverse cross-section of schools and regions.
“We encourage international students, women from smaller schools, diverse backgrounds and education to apply. We consider academic achievement, potential in the field, and need,” says Kosaraju. “But we also look for thoughtful, creative, well-written essays that stand out.”
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and is co-presented with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
The theme of this year’s 10th annual conference is “Collaborating Across Boundaries”. The conference will feature keynote speakers, plenary sessions, over 100 panels, poster session, and workshops led by successful researchers and professionals in the computer science industry. For more information about scholarships and GHC, visit our website www.gracehopper.org.
About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)
The Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs to help industry, academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. ABI programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. ABI Partners include: Google, Microsoft, HP, Cisco, First Republic Bank, Intel, National Science Foundation, NetApp, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Thomson Reuters, CA, Intuit, Wilson Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Yahoo, Amazon, Facebook, and Raytheon. For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org.