Google Australia Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2007

Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionising
the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep
women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her
combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to
inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and
leaders in creating technology.

As part of Google’s ongoing
commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, we are pleased to announce the
2007 Google Australia Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Through the
scholarship, we would like to encourage women to excel in computing and
technology and become active role models and leaders.

Scholarships
will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic
background and engagement within the technology community. A group of
female B.Sc/B.Eng, M.Sc/M.Eng, and PhD student finalists will be chosen
from the applicant pool. The scholarship recipients, selected from the
finalists, will each receive an AUS$5,000 (or equivalent) scholarship
for the 2007/2008 academic year.

In October 2007, all finalists
will be invited to visit Google’s Sydney Engineering centre for a
networking retreat. It will include workshops with a series of
speakers, breakout sessions and social activities. The visit is meant
to be an opportunity for all finalists to meet and share their
experiences.

For more detail, please follow this link.