I wanted to share some information about the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.
The award recognizes young women at the high school level with aspirations in computing disciplines and raises the visibility of women’s participation in computing.
With Bank of America’s generous sponsorship, NCWIT is focusing on providing awards to residents of six metro areas for a round of awards in August 2008: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, New York City.
If you visit the award web page you’ll see videos of past award winners, along with all the pertinent details on qualifications and how to apply.
Online self-nominations must be submitted by April 30, 2008.
Supporting documents must be received by NCWIT by May 2, 2008.
Each qualified awardee will receive:
- $500 in cash
- A laptop computer provided by Bank of America
- An expense-paid trip, provided by Bank of America, for each awardee and a parent/legal guardian to attend the Bank of America Celebrating Stars of the Future Technology Showcase and Awards Ceremony, August 1-3, 2008, in Charlotte, North Carolina
- An engraved award for both the student and the student’s school
- Inclusion in a video that highlights her accomplishments in computing, her
aspirations and her participation in the award events in Charlotte,
as well as a copy of the final award video. - For awardees who will be high school seniors in the fall of 2008, an expense-paid trip for the awardee and an accompanying parent/legal guardian to attend NCWIT’s national workshop on Women and IT at the University of California, Irvine, November 5-6, 2008.
Now those are some serious winnings!
Get crackin’ and apply now…
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November 10th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Applications are being accepted for the 2009 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. Please see http://www.ncwit.org/award for more details!