ACM-W's mission is to celebrate, inform and support women in computing, and work with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women.  This includes promoting activities that result in more equal representation of women in CS such as mentoring or role modeling; monitoring the status of women in industrial and computing through the gathering of statistics; providing historical information about women's accomplishments and roles in CS; and serving as a repository of information about programs, documents and policies of concern to women in CS.

This scholarship sponsors a full scholarship for academically distinguished students from both genders from all over the Emirates of the UAE, to study in the world’s leading universities abroad, majoring in ICT and related subjects, to serve the UAE society in general and the ICT sector in specific.

Detailed Application with eligibility criteria can be downloaded from http://www.betha.gov.ae/join_betha-E.php

2015 TechWomen Eligibility Requirements

An applicant must:

• Be a woman with a minimum of two years of full-time professional experience in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and/or a career requiring significant expertise/knowledge/application of technology;
• Have a university degree;
• Be proficient in written and spoken English;
• Demonstrate a willingness to participate in exchange programs, welcome opportunities for mentoring and new partnership development, and exhibit confidence and maturity;
• Be citizens or permanent residents of Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Yemen or Zimbabwe at the time of application, and while participating in the program;
• Not have applied for an immigrant visa to the United States, or participated in a visa lottery in the past five years;
• Be able to obtain a U.S. visa;
• Not hold U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. legal permanent resident.

Preference will be given to applicants who:

• Have demonstrated themselves as emerging leaders in STEM fields;
• Have limited or no prior experience in the United States;
• Have a record of voluntary or public service in their communities;
• Have demonstrated entrepreneurialism and commitment to innovation.

Application deadline: February 10, 2015

Dr. Anita Borg 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.

In her honor, Google is proud to honor Anita’s memory and support women in technology with the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Google hopes to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders in the field.

Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a financial award for the academic year. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s academic background and demonstrated leadership.

In addition, all scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to attend a retreat at Google. We know how important a supportive peer network can be for a student’s success. The retreat will include workshops, speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities scheduled over a couple of days.

The prospective candidates should chose the location of their studies and apply!

Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders.

Multiple scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic performance, leadership experience and demonstrated passion for computer science. A group of female Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. The scholarship recipients will each receive a €7,000 (or equivalent) scholarship.
 

Using Technology to Help Women realize their potential as leaders, entrepreneurs and individuals.

Google Women In Technology (GWIT) is an initiative by Googlers pledged to the cause of connecting women in the Middle East and Africa in the field of web technologies.

Sharing their success stories to inspire new talent, providing students and professionals alike with a platform to get guidance from women who’ve made their mark, share their ideas, suggestions, success stories, and spread the cheer far and wide.

Inspired yet? Great! Shoot a mail to and become a part of the GWIT Family.
Super Inspired? Have a pressing need to share stuff with everyone right away? Hop onto the GWIT Forum. Happy Posting!
GWIT extends its boundaries to the offline world with regular Events hosted in and around the Middle East and Africa region, for women to come forth and experience the technological advances and opportunities available to women across the globe.

GSMA has announced the launch of GSMA mWomenInnovation Fund grants for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).  The goal of the GSMA mWomen Programme is to promote greater mobile access and usage by resource-poor women in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

The objectives of the Innovation Fund for NGOs are to provide seed funding in order to:

• Accelerate the use of mobile technology to achievedevelopment-related goals, specifically theempowerment of resource-poor women
• Provide solutions to the barriers to women’s adoption and use of mobile phones and VAS
• Generate lessons and models of success which can be shared with the wider development community, as well as mobile operators
• Stimulate productive partnerships between NGOs and mobile operators in order to achieve these objectives at scale

This round of grants is dedicated to NGOs (including social enterprises), working in partnership with mobile networkoperators.  Its objectives are to:

• Provide seed funding to support the design and launch of innovative products, services, marketing approaches and distribution mechanisms aimed at increasing women’s access to mobile and use of life-enhancing mobile services
• Generate lessons and models of success which can be shared with the wider development community and the mobile industry
• Stimulate productive partnerships between NGOs and mobile network operators.

Please note that this round of grants is open only to NGOs.  The next round of grants for mobile network operators will be launched in the second half of 2013.

This round is comprised of three matching grants, valued up to US$ 140,000 for projects up to ten months long. The grants are intended to provide seed funding for NGOs, working in partnership with mobile network operators, to design and launch products, value added services, marketing campaigns and/or distribution mechanisms (‘offerings’) that will increase women’s access to and use of mobile and life-enhancing services.

The deadline to submit concept notes is 12 June 2013. For more information, visit this link:

http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/gsma-mwomen-innovation-fund-grant-documentation-ngos-april-2013#.UX4wtpUWGFI

The non-governmental organisation provides ICT training to women in Somalia.

TechWomen is an initiative of the US State Department that pairs women in Silicon Valley with their counterparts in the Middle East and North Africa to create exchange programs at leading technology companies. Using innovative technologies, cutting-edge content, and social networking tools, TechWomen fosters and develops the next generation of women leaders in the technology field by providing women and girls with the access and opportunity needed to pursue tech-based careers.

UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme (Science and Technology - 2011 )
With a view to promoting human resource capacities in the developing countries and to enhancing international understanding and friendship among nations, the UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering Education at the AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland, are placing at the disposal of UNESCO twenty-two (22) fellowships of six (6) months duration starting on 1st October 2011 for the benefit of Member States listed in Annex I. Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science and Technology.