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August 26, 2009 09:13 AM EDT |
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Today the Anita
Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced the Grace
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) scholarship sponsors
who are providing scholarships for 200 recipients from around the
world. The corporate sponsors this year include Cisco, CA, Goldman
Sachs, Google, Intuit, Microsoft, NetApp, Raytheon, SAP, Sun
Microsystems, Symantec, Thomson Reuters, and Vanguard. The Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation is also supporting scholarships.
As part of a $332,532 three year grant with ABI, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) will fund scholarships for undergraduate and graduate
students from the United States.
Grace Hopper Celebration scholarships provide funding for student
travel, lodging and conference registration. Over 900 students applied
for scholarships this year. The scholarships target domestic and
international students, underrepresented minorities, and students with
disabilities.
“Retention of young technical women is crucial to meeting the growing
need for technical talent,” says Jody Mahoney, vice president of
business development, Anita Borg Institute. “ABI saw that 79% of
scholarship recipients from last year believed that attending the
Conference had a positive impact on their commitment to a technology
career. We are extremely grateful to our existing sponsors who have
continued to support us this year and to our new sponsors working with
ABI for the first time. Without sponsored scholarships, these young
women wouldn’t be able to gain this new and exciting perspective on
their field.”
ABI and the Association on Computing Machinery (ACM) partner again for
this year’s GHC, a four-day technical conference with the goal of
bringing the research and career interests of women in computing to the
forefront. GHC offers opportunities for mentoring, motivation,
networking, and technical and career development. GHC is taking place at
the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona September
30 - October 3, 2009. The Conference theme is "Creating
Technology for Social Good”. For more information about the Grace Hopper
Celebration visit www.gracehopper.org.
About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
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, Intel, National Science Foundation,
NetApp, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Thomson
Reuters, CA, Intuit, Amazon, Facebook, Raytheon, and Genentech. For more
information, visit www.anitaborg.org.
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