Apply for a Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship, courtesy Facebook

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:48:43 -0400
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Facebook has announced that it will award scholarships to 25 women who wish to attend the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference that will take place at the Baltimore Convention center October 3-6. This year's theme is "Are We There Yet?"

Applicants must be women studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Both full-time students and full-time working professionals within the same fields are eligible.

Scholarship recipients will receive free registration to the conference, free travel and lodgings, and a $200 food stipend. The lucky winners will also be treated to an all-expenses-paid visit to Facebook's New York City office from September 30 through October 2 that includes tech talks, mentoring sessions, and optional sightseeing. During the conference, the 25 recipients will be invited to a private reception with Jocelyn Goldfein, the director of engineering at Facebook.

If interested, you can apply for the scholarship through the Facebook Grace Hopper Scholarship application page by next Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Winners will be notified by September 14, 2012.