Dr. Anita Borg revolutionized the way we think about technology and worked to dismantle the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering the computing and technology fields. In her lifetime, Anita founded the Institute for Women and Technology (now The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology),...
Celebrating six students receiving the AP-Google Journalism & Technology Scholarship
Last summer, we announced a joint scholarship program for aspiring journalists with the Associated Press, administered by the Online News Association. Congratulations to the six students who will each be receiving $20,000 to pursue degrees that lie at the intersection of journalism, computer science...
Deadline approaching for the AP-Google Journalism & Technology Scholarship
Last August, we announced a joint scholarship program for aspiring journalists with the Associated Press, administered by the Online News Association. A total of six $20,000 scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate journalism students pursuing or planning to pursue degrees at the intersection...
Scholarships for aspiring journalists from Google, the AP and ONA
(Cross-posted on the Google Student Blog)Consider the following:Are you an undergraduate or graduate student in the U.S. with new ideas about news? Have you already created original journalistic content with computer science elements? Do you find yourself brainstorming different ways of telling...
2011 European Scholarship for Students with Disabilities: results announced
(Cross-posted from the Google Students Blog)We're pleased to announce the winners of the second annual European Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. This scholarship gives recognition to outstanding scientific contributions from students with disabilities who are pursuing university degrees in...
Google Scholarship program kicks off in China
About a week ago, we hosted more than 130 Google Scholarship recipients in our Beijing office. These outstanding undergraduates and graduate students in computer science and software engineering from more than 20 universities across China were the recipients of the Google Excellence Scholarship and...
2010 EMEA Scholars’ Retreat: top CS students share their impressions
Back in June, our Zurich engineering headquarters welcomed 100 of EMEA’s brightest computer science students to our annual Europe, Middle East and Africa Scholars’ Retreat. Recipients of the Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities joined Anita Borg Memorial Scholars and Finalists for...
Announcing our European Scholarship for Students with Disabilities awardees
Creating products, applications and services which benefit millions of users means looking at the world from a variety of perspectives. Envisioning and realizing the next generation of technology requires a diverse pool of creative and motivated engineers from all backgrounds. To that end, we're very...
Introducing Google’s 2010 Anita Borg Scholars & Finalists
The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, established by Google in 2004, honors Dr. Anita Borg, a computer science pioneer who dedicated her life to changing the way we think about diversity and technology. Now in its seventh year, her namesake scholarship continues to support under and post-graduate women...
Supporting students from under-represented backgrounds in the pursuit of a technical education
(Cross-posted with the Google Students Blog)We know firsthand how vital a good science or math education is to building products that change the world and enrich peoples' lives. We're committed to supporting students in their pursuit of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields — particularly...
