2017 Facebook Grace Hopper Women in Computing Scholarship

Facebook is committed to advancing women in technology, and are very excited to announce the 2017 Facebook Grace Hopper Women in Computing Scholarship!

 
This fall Facebook will join thousands of remarkable women in technology in Orlando from October 4-6, 2017 for the tenth year at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This unique scholarship program will be awarded to 50 women excelling in Computer Science.

Requirements:

• The scholarship is open to all women excelling in Computer Science globally.
• You have to currently be enrolled at an educational institution in order to qualify for the scholarship (high school through post-doc students are eligible).
• For international applicants: If you are selected, you would be responsible for your own travel visa. Facebook would cover travel expenses.

Benefits

• Each recipient will have the opportunity not only to attend the Celebration, but to spend valuable days before the conference with Facebook engineers learning, collaborating, and preparing for the conference.
• Paid registration for the Grace Hopper Celebration
• Paid travel and lodging, including a pre-Grace Hopper Celebration program in Orlando that includes tech talks, mentoring sessions and networking events from October 1-7, 2017
• An invitation to a private reception with Facebook’s Engineering Team during the Grace Hopper Celebration

Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 15th, 11:59pm PST

For more information visit the official website page for the click here.