Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2015

What is Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2015?

The Scholarship

Recipients of the Google Anita Borg Scholarship: Asia Pacific will receive a scholarship amount specific to their local region in respect to tuition. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool across Australia, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and India. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background and demonstrated leadership. All scholarship recipients will be invited to attend our annual Google scholars' retreat in the Google Shanghai office from September 2nd (Wed) to September 4th (Fri) 2015.

The Application deadline is May 27 2015.

Who can apply for this scholarship ?

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

• Be a female student enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate study in the 2016 academic year.
• Be enrolled in a university in Asia Pacific. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
• Be majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science.

The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is a global program. If you are a student who will not be enrolled at a university in Asia Pacific for the 2016 academic year, please visit the Anita Borg Scholarships Homepage to learn more about our Anita Borg Scholarship opportunities around the world.

How can you apply ?

How to apply?

Please complete the online application which includes:

• General background information (includes contact information and information about your current and intended academic for the 2015-2016 school year).
• Current resume (Submit in the language you feel most comfortable with)
• Academic transcripts from your current university (and prior institution if currently in graduate school).
• Responses to three essay questions (Submit in the language you feel most comfortable with)

You will also be asked to upload electronic versions of your resume, essay responses and transcripts. Please scan your transcripts and resume into an electronic format (PDF format preferred for all requested documents) and upload them to your drive folder. In the application form you will need to provide us a link to your documents.

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