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For Women and Girls: Explore ICT Opportunities

This part of the Girls in ICT Portal contains links to scholarships, contests and awards, training and internships, online networks, tech camps, information about national Girls in ICT Day events and other initiatives to encourage and support women and girls to enter the ICT sector. Please note that any questions you may have about any of the listed programs should be directed to the program provider.

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Users can filter the resources in line with their own needs. You can filter by type of program and the region and country in which the program is offered. You will find countries listed under the relevant region. Programs offered globally or which are not specific to one region can be found by using the global program filter. You may refine the search to best meet your needs.

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A. Richard Newton Educator Award

This award recognizes teaching practices, techniques or innovative and new education approaches that attract girls and women to math, computing, and engineering. The award recognizes the educators (either individuals or teams) as well as the practices in K12 or undergraduate education

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Acadia University

For computer science majors. Not only for women

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Global Programs

ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences

ACM-W, with funding from Wipro Technologies, provides support for women undergraduate and graduate students in Computer Science and related programs who wish to attend research conferences. Exposure to the CS research world can be an important factor in encouraging a student to continue on to the next level (Undergraduate to Graduate, Masters to Ph.D., Ph.D. to an industry or academic position).

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Asia and the Pacific

ADB - Japan Scholarship Program

Provides links to Schools in the Asia Pacific region offering scholarships.

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Training and internships

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ADVANCE Program of NSF

The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. ADVANCE focuses on ensuring that women faculty with earned STEM degrees consider academia as a viable and attractive career option. This program does not support projects to increase or retain the number of women entering into or persisting in STEM doctoral degree programs.

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Training and internships

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Asia and the Pacific

Afghan Women's Educational Centre

Provides a safe place for women to meet, and offers classes in literacy, tailoring, English language, women's rights awareness, computer training and typing

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African Women Develoment Fund Grant (AWDF)

The AWDF Main Grants Programme is pan-African and supports local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards wome`s empowerment

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The African Women’s Development Fund
Plot Number 78, AWDF House
Ambassadorial Enclave
East Legon, Accra, Ghana

Ph. +233 (0) 302 521257/+233 (0) 302 923626/+233 (0) 302 28 722006

Email:grants@awdf.org, awdf@awdf.org

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African-American Women in Computer Science (AAWCS)

The African-American Women in Computer Science (AAWCS) program provides financial support to women enrolled in the Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) department at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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Contests and awards

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Asia and the Pacific

Agency for Science, Technology and Research - Awards and Scholarship (A*STAR)

A*STAR strives to groom young and promising talent. Awards are given to local upper secondary and junior college students who demonstrate particularly strong aptitude and interest in math and science to spur their passion in scientific research and development. Other awards and scholarships are given to undergraduates, graduates, and post graduate students

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Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology

Institute of Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Provides tuition award and financial assistances for degree programmes.

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