Category Archives: Scholarships and grants

Apply today: Linux kernel internships through Outreach Program for Women

Linux FoundationThe Linux Foundation is sponsoring the first ever Linux kernel internships offered through the Outreach Program for Women. The internships pay $5000, plus a $500 travel grant to the LinuxCon North America conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in September.

If you identify as a woman, genderqueer, or genderfluid, have ever wanted to learn to develop the Linux kernel, and have the free time to work on the internship, you should apply now! The deadline to finish your application is May 17, 2013, but please start your application by May 1.

Not sure you can write a good application? Lots of help is available: you can join a mailing list, ask questions on IRC, or email the mentors directly. You are encouraged to start your application now, and finish it by May 17th using any of these avenues for help.

We’re thrilled that the Linux Foundation and their mentors are taking this major step towards increasing diversity in the Linux kernel development community. Thank you, Linux Foundation, for creating these internships!

Systers Spring 2013 Pass-It-On Awards: applications open, apply by April 10

Kristin Potter writes:

The Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of technical women helping one another. The cash awards, funded exclusively by donations from the Systers Online Community, are intended as means for women established in technological fields to support women seeking their place in the fields of technology. The program is called “Pass-It-On” because it comes with the moral obligation to “pass on” the benefits gained from the award.

Women of all ages (over 18), nationalities, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

The deadline to apply for the Spring 2013 round is Wednesday April 10, 2013 at 12:00noon PST (UT-8)

Reference letters are due on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at 5:00 PM PST (UT-8).

If you would like to apply, or know of a woman in technology who would like to apply, you can read about the awards online at Systers Pass-It-On Awards Program.

Guidelines for completing the online application form for this award are available online.

The application form for Spring 2013 cycle of the Systers Pass-it-on Awards is online.

Please help us publicize the PIO awards to your professional and social networks and encourage your peers to apply.

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Wikimania 2013 scholarships: contributors to free knowledge, free software, collaborative and/or educational initiatives encouraged to apply

Wikimania 2013, the annual international conference of the Wikimedia movement, will be held from 7–11 August, 2013, in Hong Kong. Applications for travel scholarships are now open and close on February 22.

Eligibility (who can apply for a scholarship): Any active contributor to a Wikimedia project and/or Wikimedia volunteer in any other capacity, from anywhere in the world, is considered eligible. Participants in other free knowledge, free software, collaborative and/or educational initiatives are also encouraged to apply.

Selection: All applications for scholarship are reviewed by the scholarship committee. Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions: activity within Wikimedia (50% of total score), activity outside Wikimedia (15% of total score), interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement (25% of total score) and fluency of English language (10% of total score).

To apply for a scholarship to aid in covering expenses for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, please submit a completed application form by 22 February 2013 23:59 UTC.

— the editors of the Wikimania 2013 website

For more information, see the Wikimania scholarships page.

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Apply to Hacker School in New York City: needs-based assistance for women attendees (deadline Jan 1)

Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock writes:

Hacker School is a three-month, full-time school in New York forbecoming a better programmer. It’s like a writers retreat for hackers. Tuition is free, and we provide space, a little structure, time to focus, and a friendly community of smart people dedicated to self-improvement.

We strive to make Hacker School the best environment to learn and grow as a programer. Towards that end, we have explicit social rules (e.g., no “well, actuallys,” no “feigning surprise,” no “subtle sexism”), we aim for gender parity (our past two batches were 37-45% female), and we host amazing people as programmers in residence who work directly with students (last batch: Jessica McKellar, Peter Seibel, Alex Payne, Stefan Karpinski, and David Nolen).

Tuition is free, and we provide $5000, need-based grants to women for living expenses.

We value free software, beautiful code, and personal growth. Apply now to be part of our winter 2013 batch, which begins in February.

You can also learn about the type of people we look for and if we’d be a fit for you.

Ada Initiative notes: the next Hacker School program runs full-time in New York City from February 11 until May 2, 2013. Applications are due by January 1.

Got open tech and culture news to share with women in the Ada Initiatives community? Email share@adainitiative.org. The Geek Feminism wiki has further outreach channels for women in open source.

Grants for women in tech: Pass-It-On Awards

Applications for the Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards are now open. The grants are funded by the Systers online community, and are a way for women established in technical fields to contribute to the work of newcomers.

Pass-it-on Award applications are open to any woman over 18 years old in or aspiring to be in the fields of computing. Awards are open to women in all countries and range from $500.00 to $1000.00 USD. Applications covering a wide variety of needs and projects are encouraged, such as:

  • Small amount to help with studies, job transfers or other transitions in life.
  • A broader project that benefits girls and women.
  • Projects that seek to inspire more girls and women to go into the computing field.
  • Assistance with educational fees and materials.
  • Partial funding source for larger scholarship.
  • Mentoring and other supportive groups for women in technology or computing.

Got open tech and culture news to share with women in the Ada Initiatives community? Email share@adainitiative.org. The Geek Feminism wiki has further outreach channels for women in open source.

PyLadies grants for DjangoCon

Lynn Root writes:

If youd like to go to DjangoCon 2012 in Washington, D.C. — or know a talented developer who does — but cannot attend due to financial hardship, please apply for financial aid through DjangoCon. And, if youre a PyLady (as opposed to a PyLaddie), please indicate that you would like to be considered for a PyLadies grant on that form.

This years conference goes from Sept. 3 – Sept. 9. The deadline for the PyLadies grant submission is Friday, August 3rd. We apologize for the short notice, but we know that people need time to make travel plans/request days off from work, etc. You will hear from us by the end of the week after applications are submitted.

Got open tech and culture news to share with women in the Ada Initiatives community? Email share@adainitiative.org. The Geek Feminism wiki has further outreach channels for women in open source.

Gender diversity grants for women to attend PyCon Australia 2012

The PyCon AU organisers write:

PyCon Australia and Google Australia are pleased to announce that they’re joining forces to offer gender diversity delegate grants to women who wish to attend PyCon Australia in 2012. These grants will cover up to $AUD500 of travel, accommodation and registration costs for women living outside of the Southern Tasmania region to attend this year’s conference.

These grants aim to reduce the financial barriers to attending PyCon Australia 2012, by subsidising the registration and travel costs of people from diverse groups, who contribute in important ways to the Python community.

More information can be found at http://2012.pycon-au.org/diversity_grants.

The deadline for applications is June 22, and the conference will be held August 18 & 19, Hobart, Tasmania.

Got open tech and culture news to share with women in the Ada Initiatives community? Email share@adainitiative.org. The Geek Feminism wiki has further outreach channels for women in open source.

Etsy offers ten grants for women to attend Hacker School

From the Etsy blog:

Today, in conjunction with Hacker School, Etsy is announcing a new scholarship and sponsorship program for women in technology: well be hosting the summer 2012 session of Hacker School in the Etsy headquarters, and were providing ten Etsy Hacker Grants of $5,000 each — a total of $50,000 — to women who want to join but need financial support to do so. Our goal is to bring 20 women to New York to participate, and we hope this will be the first of many steps to encourage more women into engineering at Etsy and across the industry.

For more information, see the Etsy blog post. It’s not clear when the deadline for the application is.

The program is an intensive one, Hacker School runs from June 4th to August 25th, 2012. Meetings are from from 11am to 7pm, Monday (until 9pm), Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. It requires that you can be physically present in New York City for that period, and they cannot assist with visas.

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Grace Hopper Celebration of Computing scholarships open

From the Anita Borg Institute website:

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, which brings together women from all aspects of computer science and engineering. This years conference will be held October 3-6, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. The deadline for scholarship applications is May 15, 2012.

Full and partial scholarships to this years conference are made possible by industry sponsors, grants, and individual contributions. Full scholarships cover conference registration, lodging for four nights, and travel expense reimbursement. Partial scholarships are also available. While the largest portion of scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, junior faculty and members of non-governmental organizations and non-profits are also eligible to apply.

Applications are only being accepted online. A scholarship committee consisting of women and men from industry and academia perform reviews of the applications and scores each one. Scholarships are awarded to the candidates with the highest scores from a diverse cross-section of schools and regions.

For more information, see the press release and the scholarship application page.

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Women’s summer internship with the Twisted Python open source project

Itamar Turner-Trauring writes:

Superior technologyWhat: USD $5000 full-time summer internship with the Twisted Python open source project
Who: This internship is open to all women, including students and non-students
When: May – August 2012, applications close April 6th
Apply at: http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/WomenOutreach2012

Questions? Say hello at women-outreach@sfconservancy.org

The Twisted project and its non-profit home the Software Freedom Conservancy have partnered with the GNOME Outreach Program for Women to fund an internship for one woman to spend the summer participating in and contributing to Twisted, while being mentored by Jessica McKellar. Jessica is a long-time Twisted contributor as well as a software engineer and Python community organizer, including the Boston Python Workshops for women.

PyCon 2012 sprintTwisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what goes on under the hood when you browse the web, send an e-mail, or use an instant messaging service, as Twisted supports all of these networking protocols. Twisted development involves in-depth code reviews and complete unit test coverage, so it’s a great way to improve your technical skills for both beginners and experts. Twisted is used by companies like Google and Apple, by open source projects, and even to provide dynamic monitoring of a rural electrification project in sub-Saharan Africa. You can learn about some of Twisted’s users at our success stories page.

Entertaining metricsThis internship is appropriate for any level of open source experience. If you have worked on an open source project before, great! If not, we’ll help you learn the development and communication tools we use as part of the internship. Some Python experience is a prerequisite, and a small initial contribution to Twisted is a part of applying (if this sounds intimidating, don’t worry! We’ll help you pick a task to complete and you’ll have lots of support as you work through submitting your first patch.) Please check out the full project description and apply today!

Got open tech and culture news to share with women in the Ada Initiative’s community? Email share@adainitiative.org. The Geek Feminism wiki has further outreach channels for women in open source.