{"id":340,"date":"2022-04-18T13:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2022\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:55:53","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2022\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #993366;\">Get a Scholarship!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to our generous supporters, local and international alike, you have a chance to receive a participation scholarship to join the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2022\/event-supporters\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our supporters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we are proud to announce scholarships to a number of students (or non-students in some cases), who actively participate in the conference (with poster, workshop, tutorial, hackathon).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A small number of scholarships will be offered to students who do not contribute to the program actively, but have shown exceptional interest in the relevant fields, and are preferably in the first year(s) of their studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of scholarship:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regular:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Open to students currently studying in a university or equivalent educational institute in Europe as evidenced by your email address.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u00a0OC Student Members: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be open to student volunteers in OC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>No more than 50% of the scholarship budget <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be reserved for student volunteers in the OC. Other conditions may apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><b>Participation Scholarship<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of our participation scholarship is to encourage women in the field of computing to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ccelerate in their career through learning from others and asking for help when necessary;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">onverse with others on how best to manage their work life balance; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eet with their peers in order to build on their networks of expertise.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scholarship award is a note of appreciation for your participation. It covers a free <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>wom<span style=\"color: #993366;\">EN<\/span>courage<\/strong><\/span> registration membership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applications should be filled online before the closing date. The Scholarship online application will open on <strong>the 10th of May, 2022<\/strong> and close on the <strong>10th of June, 2022<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applications require an abstract indicating the relevance of womENcourage to the applicant. More detailed guidelines can be found below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We aim to provide scholarships to as many different academic levels, universities, and across as many different countries as possible to promote the ACM and encourage networking of our participants in their chosen fields. Active contribution and volunteering are the basis of our scholarship, which is open to all genders and all fields directly related to computing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>For more information please contact us at <\/b><b>womencourage2022_scholarships[at]acm.org<\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Guide to a Successful Application<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the application review procedures?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applications should be filled in online before the closing date. The applications require an abstract indicating the relevance of womENcourage to the applicant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The review process will take approximately one month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the review process via the email provided by the learner on the application form. The date of notification is indicated in our <a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2022\/\">Welcome Page<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendance at the event is required to receive the scholarship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">A confirmation of the scholarship will be received that can be used as proof of registration to all the scholarship recipients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #008080;\">Who is eligible?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants must be an undergraduate or postgraduate student in good academic standing in full-time education or in exceptional circumstances an early career educator or researcher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant must be currently studying in a European university or equivalent educational institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant\u2019s field of study should be a computing or a STEAM-related field (aligned with the conference theme).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The applicant must not have received a womENcourage grant or participation scholarship in the previous year (2021). If you did not receive a scholarship in the previous year but did in any other year you may apply again this year.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant may have a poster\/workshop\/tutorial accepted but it is not essential. A small number of scholarships will be offered to students who do not contribute to the program actively, but have shown exceptional i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nterest in the relevant fields and are preferably in the first year(s) of their studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event of multiple authorship, each author should apply separately for the participation scholarship and will be considered separately.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant must provide a curriculum vitae of no more than 2 pages length in PDF format.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant\u2019s supervisor or lecturer must fill out the required form. Without this form the applicant will not be considered for the scholarship and their application is deemed invalid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The email address provided by the applicant on the form must be the student\u2019s university email account (e.g. student.name@university.com).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participant must accept the scholarship within the given time frame (normally 2 weeks) from the date of notification. If the scholarship is not accepted, it will be reallocated to the next eligible participant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #993366;\">How can I apply?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/application-form.docx\">application form<\/a>, which will be available <em>here<\/em> soon.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to think carefully about <em>why you would like to go to the event<\/em> when filling in the application form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Submit the application to the <a href=\"https:\/\/checkpoint.url-protection.com\/v1\/url?o=https%3A\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/%3Fconf%3Dwomencourage2022&amp;g=ODI1M2FhZDhhMmUxODUxNQ==&amp;h=YTI5ODY1ZWM1OWJjOTI4YjJiYmFkMjMzMDNkNDY5OWIzYTdiMWNmMDFjODMwY2JjZTEwMmMwYTc1YTAyMGE3OA==&amp;p=Y3AxZTp1Y2xhbmxpdmU6Y2hlY2twb2ludDpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2VtYWlsOjliNzYzZTY1NGIzZjI3YTUxNDI3NzUzNTIyZDM5OGQ2OnYx\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">EasyChair Submission Link<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by selecting the <strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Scholarships Track<\/span><\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em>Make sure you select the correct track for scholarships submissions!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a part-time student, can I still apply?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes you can apply. 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