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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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Records Found: 88
posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Other
location(s):
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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).

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Contests and awards
location(s):
Global Programs
Anita Borg Change Agent Award

The Change Agent Awards honor technical women that live and work outside the United States. They are change agents in their community – working to attract and support women in technology in their region

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Contests and awards
Training and internships
Other
location(s):
Global Programs
Anita Borg Insitute for Women & Technology

ABI develops tools and a broad range of programs and awards designed to help industry, academia and government recruit, retain and develop women technology leaders.

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Contests and awards
location(s):
Global Programs
Anita Borg Social Impact Award

Anita Borg Social Impact Award, an international prize, will honor an individual or team who has caused technology to have a positive impact on the lives of women and society or who has caused women to have a significant impact on the design and use of technology

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Online networks
Other
location(s):
Global Programs
Apache Women

Network related to the Apache Software Foundation (open source)to help women become active in projects at Apache.

posted on:24/05/12
program(s):
Online networks
Other
location(s):
Global Programs
Association for Progressive Communications, Women's Networking Support Programme

We are a global network of women who support women networking for social change and women's empowerment, through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).We promote gender equality in the design, development, implementation, access to and use of ICTs and in the policy decisions and frameworks that regulate them.We are part of the "Association for Progressive Communications (Association for Progressive Communications)"

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Scholarships
location(s):
Global Programs
United States
Association of Women in Technology

Each year AWT grants a minimum of one award to a Southern California college student. Scholarship winner(s) will be selected from among the qualifying applicants who submit their applications by the June 30th deadline.

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Online networks
location(s):
Global Programs
France
Europe and the CIS
Campus France

A national agency for the promotion of French higher education abroad.  Grant search engine with links around the world. Provides Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Postdoctoral grants in French, English, Spanish and Chinese.  Best viewed in French.

posted on:01/01/12
program(s):
Online networks
location(s):
Global Programs
Career Capture

An interactive, online activity where users learn about female IT role models and create a scrapbook of their journey.

posted on:12/06/12
program(s):
Online networks
Other
location(s):
Global Programs
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)

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.