Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for Women in Technology

Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult life to revolutionising the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Anita's technical expertise and fearless vision inspires and motivates women to become leaders in creating technology.

At Google, we believe that the wave of information and communications on the web is changing lives for the better and creates fantastic options for students choosing careers in technology. We want to continue Anita's vision for women and we're excited to announce the 2010 Google Australia and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders.

We're looking for women with a strong academic background who have demonstrated leadership. Each scholar recipient will receive a $5,000 scholarship towards the 2011 academic year. In addition all finalists and scholarship recipients will be invited to an expenses-paid networking retreat to be held at Google’s Sydney Engineering centre in September.

The scholarship is open for women students at an Australian or New Zealand university who have completed one or more years of a Bachelors degree with at least one year of study remaining, whether as part of a Bachelors or postgraduate degree. We're looking for women studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field, who have maintained an excellent academic record. See full information and apply here.

Good luck!

Posted by Isa Notermans, People Programs Specialist