Google Sponsors Scholarships for Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today that Google will be funding more than 50 scholarships for women to attend the 8th Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of Women in Computing Conference. These scholarships cover conference registration as well as travel and hotel expenses.

“Google is thrilled to offer support for computer science students to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This is the third year that we have sponsored these scholarships and we continue to see the benefit it has for the students who attend”

The scholarships are available in multiple areas, including:

• Google Women of Color Scholarship
• Google Global Community Scholarship - awarded to a group of international students studying computer science at universities outside of the U.S.
• Change Agent – awarded to accomplished technical women from emerging countries around the world
• Google Anita Borg Scholars – in addition to $10,000 scholarships recipients also receive registration and travel to the Grace Hopper Celebration. These scholarships are offered in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. For more information visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships.

Academic scholarships for computer science students, and travel scholarships for students to attend conferences like the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, support the goal of retaining more women and under-represented groups in computer science. The Grace Hopper Celebration gives students a unique opportunity to meet each other and build networks with other computer science students and professionals who are passionate about their work and diversity in the field.

"Google is thrilled to offer support for computer science students to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This is the third year that we have sponsored these scholarships and we continue to see the benefit it has for the students who attend," said Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google.

“Google is a leading supporter of the Grace Hopper Celebration and the Anita Borg Institute because they recognize the importance of diversity in computer science,” said Jody Mahoney, Vice President of Business Development for ABI.

The Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing will be held October 1-4, 2008 at the Keystone Resort in Colorado. The deadline to submit a scholarship application is June 22, 2008. For more information and an application, go to http://gracehopper.org/2008/participate/student-scholarships/.

About the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference

Co-founded by Dr. Anita Borg and Dr. Telle Whitney in 1994 and inspired by the legacy of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, the GHC Women in Computing Conference is designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presented with the Association on Computing Machinery (ACM), the GHC Conferences offer opportunities for mentoring, motivation, networking, and technical and career development. The world’s largest gathering of technical women in computing, the GHC Conference has become a premier event for ABI sponsors to recruit new talent, promote their organization, and inspire their workforce.

About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)

The Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs to help industry, academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. ABI programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. ABI Partners include: Google, Microsoft Corporation, HP, Sun, Cisco, Intel, SAP, Juniper Networks, NSF, NCWIT, IBM, Symantec, Computer Associates, NetApp, and Capgemini. For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org.