Women in Electronics Scholarship Opportunity!

It is time once again for Women in Electronics to request applications from candidates for our 2016 scholarship program!  The Atlanta Chapter of Women in Electronics is in its 31st year and in that time we have awarded more than $258,000 to local colleges, universities and charitable organizations. 

WIE scholarships are awarded to female students majoring in electronics, engineering, computer science, information technology or related fields.  Scholarships are awarded based on Academic Excellence as well as   Financial Need, Community/School Involvement and Personal Achievement.  Scholarships are paid to the Financial Aid Department of the educational institution. The monetary awards are intended to lower the student’s financial aid balances when they exist.

Please refer qualified candidates for consideration. The following information is required and must be submitted by each candidate by March 7, 2015

                1.  Transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)

                2.  Financial Data (loan balances, other scholarships, etc.)

3. A 2016 WIE scholarship application completed in its entirety. The application is available on our website: www.wieatlanta.org.  Also, see attached application.  

               

Personal interviews with the selected candidates will be scheduled for April 13 starting at 1:00 PM.  These interviews will be conducted at the office of Johnson & Bryan, 1575 Northside Dr, Atlanta, GA 30318.  The selected student(s) will be notified via email of their scheduled interview time. 

Both the student candidate(s) and their advisor(s) will be notified of our decisions via email on or before

May 1.

All Scholarship Recipients are requested to be in attendance to personally accept their academic scholarship at our Annual Scholarship Award and Sponsor Appreciation Night Dinner Banquet, May 12 at Berkeley Hills Country Club, 2300 Pond Road, Duluth, GA 30096.  We also encourage the student advisors to attend as well. WIE will provide complimentary dinners for the student, two guests, and the advisor.

If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Cara Knott at atlwie.scholarship@gmail.com       

View Application Here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v136xjmjultdkbt/WIE%20SCHOLARSHIP%20Application%202016.doc?dl=0

                      

The NCWIT Collegiate Award (For Female Students) - Scholarships

The NCWIT Collegiate Award, sponsored by HP and Qualcomm, honors the outstanding technical accomplishments of college women of any year of study. Conferred upon up to six students annually, the Award recognizes technical projects that demonstrate a high level of creativity and potential societal impact.

Eligibility

A college woman may apply to the NCWIT Collegiate Award if she meets the following criteria:

• She is a member of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Community.
• She is currently enrolled at an NCWIT Academic Alliance (AA) community college, four-year college or university, or other AA higher education institution.
• She is an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in computing.

Prizes

Each NCWIT Collegiate Award winner receives a $10,000 cash award, an engraved award, and a trip to the annual NCWIT Summit on Women & IT for recognition at an awards ceremony and an opportunity to network with Collegiate Award Sponsors at a private reception.

Each of the twelve women with honorable mentions receives a $2,500 cash award and a trip to the Summit and private reception.

Application Details

Applications for the 2016 NCWIT Collegiate Award open Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12 p.m. (Noon) EST. Applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, January 25th, 2016. 

Cyber Quests Competition

There is a Cyber Quests competition running and you're invited to compete! The top performer of the competition will win a $1,000 scholarship from the Center for Internet Security (the winner must be a U.S. Citizen).

You have until October 31st to register. The competition closes on November 1st.

Register and compete at http://uscc.cyberquests.org/

Boren Award

The applications for the 2016-2017 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations. Boren Scholars and Fellows represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. 

Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad and graduate students up to $30,000 for language study and international research. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year. 

The Boren Awards has several special initiatives to diversify the types of students that study abroad and the languages they are studying. 

• The Summer STEM Initiative for Undergraduates 
•  The African Flagship Languages Initiative: Undergraduate and Graduate 
• The Boren-ROTC Initiative 
• The South Asian Flagship Language Initiative: Undergraduate and Graduate 

For more information about the Boren Awards, to register for one of our upcoming webinars, and to access the on-line application, please visit www.borenawards.org . You can also contact the Boren Awards staff at boren@iie.org or 1-800-618-NSEP with questions. 

The Boren Awards are initiatives of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and are administered by the Institute of International Education.

The Kennesaw State University Boren Scholarship Advisors are Ms. Michele Miller and Ms. Nadine Northcutt.

Michele Miller's phone number is 470-578-2175 and e-mail is mmiller@kennesaw.edu.
Nadine Nothcutt's phone number is 470-578-2092 and e-mail is nnorthcu@kennesaw.edu.