14 DAY TRIAL // Google launched the Anita Borg Scholarship in order to lure the female students into technology and computing, just like the scientist's vision. Because the Mountain View company strives to continue its efforts to bring women to computing and science fields, Google announced today the scholarship is now available for the Canadian residents "enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program in 2008-2009". The scholarships are no less than CAD$5,000, the deadline for the registration being set for Monday, February 4, 2008.
"This year, we're excited to announce the expansion of the program to include Canada, where we're very pleased to offer an opportunity to both undergraduate students and postgraduates, who may apply for CAD$5,000 scholarships. We're looking for women who will carry on the legacy of Dr. Borg, with strong academic backgrounds and demonstrated leadership qualities," Michelle Levesque, Software Engineer, proudly announced the expansion today.
"All scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to visit the Google engineering office in New York City next April for a networking retreat featuring workshops with a series of speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities."
In case you don't have a clue about who Anita Borg was, you should know she was one of the scientists who struggled to attract women to technology and computing technologies using several methods. One of them is the Institute for Women and Technology, founded in 1997 which received a lot of funds from leading web companies. For example, Xerox and Sun Microsystems donated no less than $150,000 for Anita Borg's organization in order to support it in reaching its goals.
If you want to find out more information about Dr. Anita Borg you can visit Google's special page or the Wikipedia article about the scientist. In addition, you can read more details about the scholarships straight from Google.