Comprehensive list of student scholarships for the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing held every Fall. This list aims to cover all relevant scholarships, even if they apply to specific sub-groups (LGBTQ+, specific country, etc) to enable as many students to attend GHC as possible!
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| Scholarship | Opens | Deadline | Level | Eligibility | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHC Conference Scholarship | -- | March 6, 2019 at 5 p.m. PT | Undergraduate Graduate |
Full-time student in an accredited degree program at a college or university at the time of the conference. | Scholarships include individual registration for the three day celebration, hotel accommodations (student scholars will be assigned a roommate), airfare booked and paid for by AnitaB.org Travel Consultant, travel stipend (if used wisely, stipend will cover transportation costs to and from the airport, baggage fees, meals, and other travel incidentals) |
| Hoppers Program | May 2019 | -- | Volunteers | These volunteers work multiple shifts, up to eight non-consecutive hours spread over the three days of the celebration. They must attend an orientation and commit to their assigned shifts. Hoppers may sometimes miss sessions in order to make GHC run successfully. | For their efforts on behalf of GHC, Hoppers receive complimentary registration and are able to attend sessions, visit the career fair, and take advantage of everything GHC has to offer. |
| Microsoft Diversity Conference Scholarship (Application Link) | February 1, 2019 | February 28, 2019 | Undergraduate Graduate |
Applicants must be enrolled full time in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at a four-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time the application is submitted. The scholarship is open to students pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field. | Paid registration, Travel, hotel, and meal stipend |
| CRA-W Grace Hopper Celebration Research Scholars Program (Application Link) | -- | April 5, 2019 11:59 p.m. ET | Undergraduate | This scholarship is given to undergraduate students in the computer science and engineering field attending a US institution and/or be a US citizen or permanent resident studying abroad, who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study at the college level, and be majoring or planning to major in computer science, computer engineering, or informatics. We cannot support students after their graduation date. | CRA will directly cover the cost of the $450 student registration to the Grace Hopper Celebration. Selected Research Scholars will be provided a registration link and code, which must be used for their registration. Registrations completed outside of this process will not be reimbursed. All CRA-W GHC Research Scholars will share a hotel room with another scholar. CRA will directly pay for the hotel room expenses; however, scholars must provide a credit card or debit card to the hotel upon check-in for any incidental expenses they may incur. CRA will reimburse your actual reasonable travel expenses up to a limit of $350.00. Please save all your receipts, as you will need those when submitting your reimbursement request after GHC. |
| Yext 2019 Grace Hopper Scholarship | -- | July 15, 2019 11:59PM ET | Rising college juniors and seniors | Applicants should be pursing an internship or career in Software Engineering. Please note that current Yext full-time employees are not eligible for this scholarship. | Paid registration, travel, hotel, meal stipend, and private reception with Yext employees (software engineers and recruiters) |