Facebook Scholarships to attend 2013 Grace Hopper Computing Conference – Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. It is the world’s largest gathering of women in computing.

Facebook has scholarships for students to attend the 2013 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, which will be held in the first week of October in Minneapolis.

The Facebook Grace Hopper Scholarships will provide 25 students with an all-expenses paid, six-day trip to the 2013 Grace Hopper Conference. In addition to attending conference mentoring, networking, and career development events, the 25 scholarship winners will meet with Facebook director of engineering Jocelyn Goldfein, see the sights of Minneapolis before the conference, and receive a $200 meal stipend.

The scholarships are open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are pursuing a degree program in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical major.

To apply fill out the online application form, attach your résumé and complete a short coding challenge. Applications must be completed by Sunday, June 16, 2013. Award recipients will be notified by June 21.