Hi All!
If you’re considering going to
the Grace Hopper Conference this year, we encourage you to take advantage of
the opportunity below----
Please let us know if you are
awarded a scholarship by the Anita Borg Institute!
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Student Scholarships from the Anita
Borg Institute for the Grace Hopper Conference
About the Scholarships
GHC scholarships cover a combination of conference registration (which includes
most meals), lodging, and fixed amount of travel reimbursement funds. The
majority of scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students,
however, junior faculty, members of non-governmental organizations, and
non-profits are eligible to apply.
In 2008, GHC student scholarships were made possible by
generous donations from the National Science Foundation, GHC Academic
Underwriters, Google, IBM, Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems, Salesforce.com,
Microsoft, Goldman Sachs & Co., CA, Cisco, Intuit, Systers and the Anita
Borg Institute Community.
Preparing for the Application
Process
The GHC scholarship application process is now open. The deadline for application submissions is May 27,
2009 (Midnight CDT). You will be asked to submit an essay,
résumé/CV, GPA (grade point average) & class rank and letter of reference
(to be uploaded by your reference). Please
note that only undergraduate and graduate students are required to submit a
letter of reference. Submit your application.
You can prepare for the scholarship application process by:
1. Consider
participating in the conference. Although not guaranteed, the Scholarship
Committee tries to award funding to scholarship applicants who have been
selected to participate in the conference. The call for participation opens on
January 17, 2009 and will close on March 16, 2009. You will not be allowed to
apply to participate in the conference after the scholarship application
process begins.
2. Find a
faculty member to serve as a reference. You will be required to submit the name
and contact information for your reference; they will receive an email with
instructions for uploading your letter of reference. By identifying your
reference writer early you will allow them more time to write you a thoughtful
letter which will outline your leadership qualities, academic standing and
interests as a technologist.
3. Seek out
resources for additional funding. The Scholarship Committee takes into
consideration applicants who have already obtained partial funding. This allows
the committee to award more scholarships to deserving applicants from the pool
of scholarship funds. Please review the Recommendations for Funding listed
below to find ideas about seeking out additional funding.
http://www.gracehopper.org/2009/participate/student-scholarships/
Elizabeth
Collums
Program
Coordinator
Office of
Outreach, Enrollment and Community
The College of
Computing at Georgia Tech