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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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Codebar hosts workshops for women learning to code, matching a small group of students with a coach for each session.

posted on:22/11/15
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Coding bootcamp that offers $500 scholarships for women.

posted on:22/11/15

This coding bootcamp offers USD$250,000 worth of scholarships for women, minorities and veterans accepted into its intermediate software development and advanced software development courses.

posted on:08/02/16
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Partnering with tech companies across the US they deliver fundamental programming skills to underrepresented youth through the CodeNow in a Box program. Partner companies receive the tools, training, and resources they need to implement programming workshops for community youth. Interested students (High school students from grades 9 to 12) can apply online and, if selected, participate in pre-work and workshop workshops based on the programming language Ruby.

posted on:22/11/15

Offers a $5,000 scholarship for its full-stack bootcamp and two $1,000 scholarships for its front-end bootcamps.

posted on:22/11/15

This coding bootcamp offers two scholarships for women.

posted on:22/11/15

10% off tuition for female coding bootcamp participants.

posted on:22/11/15

The Coding Dojo bootcamp offers scholarships for women of up to $2,500, including for their online bootcamp.
 

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: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.

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:22/11/15

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

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.

posted on:09/04/15

The Digi-Girls Program for Women has grown out of the successes of our high school programs.  We offer this model to targeted groups of women to improve their technical skills for specific purposes in a supportive environment.

ABS figures show that women are not accessing the Internet at nearly the same rate as men. Further, that women are operating small businesses at twice the rate of men and many are juggling families and a career.  The number of women choosing a technology based career is falling. 

Due to this, programs are now targeting home-based, micro and small business women operators to advise ways that technology can help build their business.
Unlike the high school programs, Digi-Girls for Women recognized the need for short sessions which can fit in around family responsibilities.  In general, programs are half day sometimes requiring more than one session.

Digital Divas is a single-sex elective offered to female Year 8, 9, 10 and 11 students. It started at Bartik Secondary School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs in 2008. The program has continued each year and expanded to at least ten other schools. The program involves up to four teaching periods each week over one semester. The curriculum focused on building computing self-efficacy while ensuring the activities were as collaborative as possible, to create a club-type atmosphere in the classroom.