Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship aims to encourage women in computer science and other related fields to excel within their research as well as their community. The 2009 Scholars and Finalists were awarded all over the world including the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa.

Scholars receive a $10,000 award for the following academic year and Finalists will received a $1,000 award. All Scholars and Finalists will be invited to attend Google’s Scholars Retreat at the Google Campus in Mountain View, CA.

In order to be eligible for the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, the following criteria must be met:

*Be a female student entering her senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the 2009-2010 academic year at a university in the United States;

*Be enrolled in Computer Science or Computer Engineering program, or a closely related technical field as a full-time student for the 2009-2010 academic year;

*Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or 4.5 on a 5.0 scale or equivalent in your current program.

Later this year, scholarships will be awarded to women in Australia and New Zealand as well.

For more information, please visit http://www.google.com/anitaborg/.