Google 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship – google to sponsor 10,000$ for eligible candidates,

Google is offering scholarship in the name of the great anita borg,

Who is anita borg??

Dr. Anita Borg (1949 – 2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in 2006 – 2007 at a university in the United States.
be Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field majors.
be enrolled in full-time study in 2006 – 2007.
maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or 4.5 on a 5.0 scale or equivalent in their current program.

How to Apply

Complete the online application form and submit the requested documentation via mail. All applications must be postmarked by Friday, January 20, 2006. Finalists will be notified in March 2006 and recipients will be announced in April 2006. As the final step in the scholarship selection process, all finalists will have phone interviews with representatives from the Selection Committee. Interviews for internships or full time opportunities are separate from scholarship phone interviews.

More information here,

http://www.google.com/anitaborg/

Google blog posting here,

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/2006-anita-borg-scholarships.html

their blog entry

“The wonderfully-named Dr. Anita Borg (1949 – 2003) was a rebel with a cause: ensuring that technology itself has positive outcomes, and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Today the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology carries on her vision. And because Google shares that passion, we are pleased to sponsor the 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship program. We are inspired by the past scholarship recipients — and in hopes of finding more, the program is expanded this year to accept applications from students entering their senior year of undergraduate study as well as those enrolled in a graduate program.”

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