Deadline: December 11, 2017 at 11:59 pm GMT
Benefits/Award
The 20 best applications, as assessed in accordance with the criteria above shall be selected to receive the scholarship payment of €7,000 (issued in the form of bank transfer) to be spent on tuition fees, books, supplies and equipment required for the applicants’ classes at their primary university.
Note
No purchase necessary to enter or win. To enter, applicants are required to complete the online application form and provide any supplementary information and/or documentation as may be requested from time to time.
Eligibility criteria.
Applicants must:
- Identify as female
- Currently be enrolled at an accredited university for the 2017-2018 academic year
- Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time or part time student in a Bachelors, Masters or PhD program at a university in Europe, Middle East or Africa for the 2018-2019 academic year
- Be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related technical field
- Demonstrate a strong academic record.
- Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science.
- Applicants must be 18 year of age or older as of October 13th, 2017
Essay Questions:
The four essay questions below are intended to assess your academic excellence, proven leadership abilities, and passion for Computer Science. Please use one document to capture all four essay questions in English and upload to the online application in PDF format.
1. Imagine that as a Women Techmakers scholar, you are given the opportunity to give a 5 minute speech to a group of high school students to encourage them to pursue a degree in Computer Science. Remember, the students want to know what is exciting and interesting about the field. Please prepare a speech to give to the students. (300-500 words)
2. Please write an essay on a technical project you took part in, or on a piece of research you undertook, where your contribution and involvement was key to its success. When writing your essay, please remember that the CS professional reviewing your application may not share the same technical expertise or knowledge of your particular research field. Please make sure to explain all technical terms and processes accordingly. Your essay should include the following sections: The problem your project or research is trying to solve, the solution that was chosen, the technical challenges you faced, your contribution to the success of the project and why you consider this project successful or innovative or both. (400-600 words)
3. Please provide 1-2 examples of a time when you exhibited leadership. Explain what you were trying to achieve and how you were influential. Feel free to examine the ways in which you acted as a role model to the members of your broader community, your technical community, or your university. (400-600 words)
4. Dr. Anita Borg proposed the “50/50 by 2020” initiative, so that women earning computing degrees would be 50% of the graduates by year 2020. The percentage of Computer Science degrees earned by women, however, is still far from 50% in most countries. Please write a 600-1000 word essay which includes the following sections:
● What was the biggest factor for you in deciding to study Computer Science?
● Based on your experience/observation at your university, what percentage of women study Computer Science?
● What is your university doing to encourage women to select technical degrees?
● What cultural factors in your country influence fewer women to select technical degrees?
● If you were the Head of the Computer Science department at your university, what initiatives would you start to reverse the trend and increase the involvement of women in Computer Science?
Each application will be evaluated and scored based on the following criteria:
(i) demonstration of passion to computer science; (ii) academic merit; (iii) demonstration of leadership skills (the “Criteria”). Each application that meets the Criteria will be reviewed by Google in accordance with the Criteria by an internal panel of Google judges and the best 20 applications (as assessed by the panel of judges in their sole discretion against the Criteria) will be successful.
Notification of successful applicants will take place by no later than April 30th, 2018 by the email address provided at the time of application.
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