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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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posted on:09/04/15
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The CWAJ is an international group of women dedicated to encouraging educational and cultural exchange between Japanese-speaking people and English-speaking people of all nationalities.

All aspects of the Scholarship Program:

Education Programs for children, visually impaired, high school, and college students:

posted on:09/04/15

Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) – a fun way to inspire and motivate 9 to 14 year old girls with, and through, ICT. Featuring girl-centric topics like music, fashion and celebrity, CC4G develops skills through games and challenges.

Students gain an insight into the relevance of IT and a better understanding of career options from real-world examples and interaction with employers. e-skills UK has worked with employers, as well as educational professionals, to ensure CC4G supports girls in developing the IT skills that will equip them for working life.

posted on:12/06/12
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Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) is a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology. CPSR was incorporated in 1983 (following discussions and organizing that began in 1981). It educates policymakers and the public on a wide range of issues.

posted on:22/11/15

Online resource for scholarships, university programs, and career information for women interested in computer science

posted on:02/06/15
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CEPIS is the representative body of national informatics associations throughout greater Europe. CEPIS' main aim is to promote the development of the information society in Europe. As part of its work CEPIS aims to promote the participation and advancement of women in ICT-related careers (promote gender equality in the ICT sector) and encourage and stimulate the interest of young people, particularly women, to engage in ICT-related studies and subsequent careers. Its activities in the area include Women in ICT Task Force, CEPIS Award for Women in ICT and Women in ICT role models. 

 

posted on:21/01/16
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National non-profit dedicated to closing the tech gender gap by running a national computer science competition for middle school girls and workshops around the country.

posted on:02/06/15

The Center for Women In Technology (CWIT) is dedicated to increasing the representation of women in the creation of technology in the engineering and information technology fields. CWIT efforts begin with nurturing a strong group of Scholars, grow to building community resources for other women in these majors, extend to fostering a healthy gender climate and ITE pedagogy in College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) departments, and finally expand into outreach efforts to increase interest in technical careers. A successful program for female-friendly engineering and information technology education at UMBC will help make UMBC a destination for women (and men) interested in technical careers and serve as a national model for other universities.

posted on:02/06/15
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Cybermentor is an online mentoring program for girls in grades 6 to 12 across Alberta.

Each girl is matched with her own carefully-screened mentor and the two connect online throughout the school year using their computers, phones or tablets.

By chatting with their mentor through a secure site, the girls learn about the wealth of careers and opportunities in science and engineering, discover new interests and gain confidence.

The mentors—inspiring women in diverse careers in science, technology, engineering and math—enjoy the experience of being a role model and motivating the next generation of scientists and engineers. 

posted on:17/06/15
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The Faculty of Computer Science of the Dalhousie University offers its own awards and scholarships to energetic and committed computer science students involved with the Computer Science Society. The Ada Byron Award is offered to individuals demonstrating leadership in and significant contributions towards increasing and promoting the involvement of women in computer science. For example, students may demonstrate this by playing a leadership role in events which encourage women to pursue careers in computer science. The total amount of the Award is $ 3000. 

 

 
posted on:17/06/15
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Debian is a free operating system (OS) for personal  computers. The Debian Womens Project seeks to balance and diversify the Debian Project by actively engaging with interested women and encouraging them to become more involved with Debian. They will promote women's involvement in Debian by increasing the visibility of active women, providing mentoring and role models, and creating opportunities for collaboration with new and current members of the Debian Project. 

Their activities include:

  • Running a mailing list for discussion of related issues.
  • Running an IRC channel for discussion of related issues, technical questions and to allow women who are interested in contributing to Debian to meet each other and some of Debian's current contributors. 
  • Organising discussions at Linux conferences, to promote discussion of issues facing women and their involvement in Debian and Linux.
  • Giving talks at conferences, universities, and schools.
  • Actively encouraging and educating the Debian community to increase understanding of the specific issues facing women who wish to contribute more to Debian.

Decoded offers courses on coding, hacking, and digital leadership, among others, with an emphasis on teaching more women to code.  While they do not offer scholarships for their courses, they do offer free online tools for learning HTML and CSS and other web development tips.  Finally, they also have a work experience program.

posted on:02/06/15
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Delphix Technology Scholarship for women is a coding competition. The award for the winning software program is $5,000 to be used toward studies. Applicants must  identify as women and will be enrolled in college full-time in calendar year 2016 pursuing a technical degree such as computer science, mathematics, information technology, electrical engineering, or applied mathematics, etc. International students who meet this criteria may also apply.

 
posted on:22/11/15

Coding bootcamp that offers $500 scholarships to women, veterans, and minorities.

posted on:17/06/15
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A website ran by women in the ICT programming field with the aim of encouraging and helping each other out. Any registered user can send posts with questions, information, proposals or adverts, or even join the devChix mailing list.

Mission of DevChix:

1. provide a healthy and safe community to women in software development where we can openly discuss topics around software development both publicly and privately

2. provide support and encouragement by creating a network of people we can trust, rely on and ask questions of

3. educate about the need to have more women in the community and about issues and rewards women experience in this field

4. provide mentoring and financial assistance to current and future women software developers

posted on:22/11/15

This Utah-based coding bootcamp offers full scholarships for women taking their Front End night class and Full-Time Web Development course. This scholarship also guarantees a three-month paid internship after graduation.