Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce the 2012 Google India Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders.
Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic background and demonstrated leadership. A group of female undergraduate and graduate student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. Each scholar recipient will receive a cash prize of INR 1,00,000 each. In addition all finalists and scholarship recipients will be invited to an expenses-paid networking retreat to be held at Google’s India Engineering centre.
Apply Online :
Please fill out the application below to apply for the scholarship. You are required to submit two essays (topics below), as part of the application. Please ensure to list information sources / references used (if any), towards the end of the essay.
Essays
Suggested count for each question is 400-600 words. Please answer any two essays below:
A. Describe a significant computer science project you have worked on. (If you have worked on a major independent research project, such as research for a graduate program, please describe that work here). Give an overview of the problem and your approaches to the key technical challenges. If this was a group effort, be sure to specify your individual role and contributions.
B. India has a record number of engineers and scientists graduating every year; inspite of this increasing trend, there is a concern about lack of exposure to local problems and technological innovation to solve them. Do you subscribe to this view? Present examples (with data to support where possible) to support your view. What role can the corporate sector play to help drive solve local technological problems.
C.Identify an existing product/technology that would be useful to improve people’s lives in India. This could be a social or mobile application, systems platform or any product that has computer science and technology at its core. Specify in detail what are some innovative applications that can be built to enrich people’s lives using the chosen product/technology.
Intersted and talented people can apply here :
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/giwieanitaborg2012/
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More about Dr. Anita Borg. :
Anita Borg believed that technology affects all aspects of our economic, political, social and personal lives. A technology rebel with a cause, in her life she fought tirelessly to ensure that technology’s impact would be a positive one. It was this vision that inspired Anita in 1997 to found the Institute for Women and Technology. Today this organization continues on her legacy and bears her name, The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (www.anitaborg.org).
Her capacity to mix technical expertise and a relentless vision inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology instead of avoiding or ignoring it. She has touched and changed the lives of countless women in the computing fields and beyond. She is responsible for including women in the technological revolution – not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders. In 1987, prior to founding the Institute, Anita began an email online community called Systers which today has 3,000 members from all over the world. In 1994, Anita co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. The Grace Hopper Celebration has grown to become the largest gathering of women in computing in the world. The Anita Borg Institute is the umbrella organization for both of these ongoing programs as well as the Virtual Development Center, TechLeaders and a host of other dynamic partnerships and collaborations that embrace Anita’s ongoing vision.
During her life, Anita’s commitment to her vision and expertise in the field gained her significant recognition. In 1999 President Clinton appointed her to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology. In 2002, she received the Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment.
Born Anita Borg Naffz on January 17th, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, She grew up in Palatine, Illinois, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Mukilteo, Washington. Anita found her way to a computer keyboard in her mid-20s. She received a Ph.D. in computer science from the Courant Institute at New York University in 1981. She then embarked on a brilliant research career for some of industry’s commercial giants including, Nixdorf, Digital/Compaq’s Western Research Lab and Xerox PARC
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce the 2012 Google India Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Through the scholarship, we aim to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, and become active role models and leaders.
Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic background and demonstrated leadership. A group of female undergraduate and graduate student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. Each scholar recipient will receive a cash prize of INR 1,00,000 each. In addition all finalists and scholarship recipients will be invited to an expenses-paid networking retreat to be held at Google’s India Engineering centre.
Apply Online :
Please fill out the application below to apply for the scholarship. You are required to submit two essays (topics below), as part of the application. Please ensure to list information sources / references used (if any), towards the end of the essay.
Essays
Suggested count for each question is 400-600 words. Please answer any two essays below:
A. Describe a significant computer science project you have worked on. (If you have worked on a major independent research project, such as research for a graduate program, please describe that work here). Give an overview of the problem and your approaches to the key technical challenges. If this was a group effort, be sure to specify your individual role and contributions.
B. India has a record number of engineers and scientists graduating every year; inspite of this increasing trend, there is a concern about lack of exposure to local problems and technological innovation to solve them. Do you subscribe to this view? Present examples (with data to support where possible) to support your view. What role can the corporate sector play to help drive solve local technological problems.
C.Identify an existing product/technology that would be useful to improve people’s lives in India. This could be a social or mobile application, systems platform or any product that has computer science and technology at its core. Specify in detail what are some innovative applications that can be built to enrich people’s lives using the chosen product/technology.
Intersted and talented people can apply here :
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/giwieanitaborg2012/
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More about Dr. Anita Borg. :
Anita-Borg
Her capacity to mix technical expertise and a relentless vision inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology instead of avoiding or ignoring it. She has touched and changed the lives of countless women in the computing fields and beyond. She is responsible for including women in the technological revolution – not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders. In 1987, prior to founding the Institute, Anita began an email online community called Systers which today has 3,000 members from all over the world. In 1994, Anita co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. The Grace Hopper Celebration has grown to become the largest gathering of women in computing in the world. The Anita Borg Institute is the umbrella organization for both of these ongoing programs as well as the Virtual Development Center, TechLeaders and a host of other dynamic partnerships and collaborations that embrace Anita’s ongoing vision.
During her life, Anita’s commitment to her vision and expertise in the field gained her significant recognition. In 1999 President Clinton appointed her to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology. In 2002, she received the Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment.
Born Anita Borg Naffz on January 17th, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, She grew up in Palatine, Illinois, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Mukilteo, Washington. Anita found her way to a computer keyboard in her mid-20s. She received a Ph.D. in computer science from the Courant Institute at New York University in 1981. She then embarked on a brilliant research career for some of industry’s commercial giants including, Nixdorf, Digital/Compaq’s Western Research Lab and Xerox PARC
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