ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research
Conferences

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ACM-W is pleased to announce a new program that
will provide support for women students in
Computer Science programs (at the undergraduate or
graduate levels) who wish to attend research
conferences. Exposure to the CS research world can
be an important factor in encouraging a student to
continue on to the next level (undergraduate to
graduate, Masters to Ph.D., Ph.D. to an industry
or academic position). It is not required that the
student be presenting a paper at the conference
she attends. In cases of exceptional demonstrable
interest in pursuing study and research in CS,
high school students will also be considered for
conference support.

Initially up to 12 such scholarships, of up to
$500 each will be awarded annually. ACM-W also
encourages the student's home department to match
the scholarship award and recognize the student's
achievement locally within their department.
Applications will be evaluated in 4 groups each
year, in order to distribute awards across a range
of conferences, with 2-3 awards given each
quarter. Application and notification dates are as
follows:

Application Due By      Notification On
For Conferences In
March 1, 2007           March 15, 2007
April 1 - June 30, 2007
June 1, 2007            June 15, 2007
July 1 - Sept. 30, 2007
Sept. 1, 2007           Sept. 15, 2007
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007
Dec. 1, 2007            Dec. 15, 2007
Jan. 1 - March 31, 2008

To apply, go to:
http://women.acm.org/scholarships.html and fill in
the online application form which includes the
upload of a one page essay and an optional letter
from the student's chair or dean supporting the
application. In order for an application to be
considered for award, it is necessary that the
applicant provides details of the conference/event
she plans to attend.