Featured byUniversity of Groningen
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
EUR 7,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- other
Description
The Generation Google Scholarship: for women in computer science was established to help students pursuing computer science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field.
Benefits
Selected students will receive a €7,000 award. The award must be spent on tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for the students' classes at their primary university.
Eligibility
Programmes: Bachelor's, Master's or PhD Program in computer science, computer engineering or a closely related technical field.
Women interested in computer science are strongly encouraged to apply.
Persons who are residents of embargoed countries, ordinarily resident in embargoed countries, or otherwise prohibited by applicable export controls and sanctions programs may not apply for this scholarship.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at a university for an academic year;
- Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program at an accredited university in Europe, Middle East or Africa for an academic year;
- Be studying computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field;
- Demonstrate a strong academic record;
- Exemplify leadership and demonstrate a passion for improving representation of underrepresented groups in computer science and technology.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
Netherlands
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
You will be asked to complete an online application which includes:
General background information (e.g. contact information and details about your current and intended universities);
Resume/CV;
Academic transcripts from your current and prior institutions (if you have earned a prior degree);
One letter of reference from a professor, instructor, adviser or supervisor;
Responses to four short essay questions;
Recipients will be selected based on the overall strength of their essays and application materials compared to the entire applicant pool or respective.
Deadline: early December