STUDENT AND FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS
The 2020 Student & Faculty Scholarship application period is now closed. To be notified when our 2021 Scholarships open, please fill out the Interest Form.
We will notify applicants regarding decisions in May.
The Virtual GHC Scholars Program provides funds for women who are either undergraduate students, graduate students, or faculty to attend our Celebration. Women who get selected as scholars gain access to career and academic workshops, networking opportunities, and memories that will last a lifetime.
Questions? Email us at GHCScholarshipContact@AnitaB.org.
Scholarship Details
Student and Faculty Scholarships include:
- Individual Registration.
Student Eligibility
- Must be at least 18 years of age by September 29, 2020.
- Must be a full-time student enrolled in an accredited degree program at a college, university, or high school at the time of applying (September 29 — October 2, 2020). Those graduating prior to the Celebration are not eligible unless accepted to another related degree program (such as a M.S. or Ph.D. program).
- Show satisfactory progress toward a degree such as, but not limited to, computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, human-computer interaction, math, physics, or management information systems.
- Be able to demonstrate an interest in computing.
- Cannot have been an AnitaB.org-GHC Scholar in 2019.
Faculty Eligibility
- Must be teaching at an accredited college or university at the time of the conference. We do not award scholarships to High School teachers, as the conference does not provide programming for K-12.
- Must teach in a degree program such as, but not limited to, computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, human-computer interaction, math, physics, or management information systems.
- Cannot have been an AnitaB.org-GHC Scholar in 2019.
What We Are Looking for in a Scholar
- Women who are active in their community, including being involved/supporting with campus computing/STEM clubs and working toward the advancement of women in computing.
- Women who have an understanding of how attending Virtual GHC will have an impact on them and any messages or key learnings they take back to share at their schools and community.
- Faculty Scholars who mentor female students.
