Change Agent Awards

Change Agent Awards celebrate the accomplishments of technical women working in developing countries. These awards are designed to recognize upcoming leaders which impact or advance women’s participation in technology.

Three individual Awards will be given to women in computing that:

• Demonstrate leadership within their communities
• Expand opportunities and influence the careers of girls and women in technology
• Demonstrate impact on advancing women’s participation in technology
• Establish the desire to attend the conference
• Demonstrate financial need

Each award includes reimbursement of expenses up to $5,000. This includes travel expenses from the conference, hotel accommodations, full conference registration, the opportunity to participate in a conference session and recognition in the printed program at the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in computing conference. Professional women of all ages and education levels are invited to apply.

The goals of the award are to:

• Continue and build on Anita Borg’s vision of women as equal partners in the development and use of computing around the world. For more about Anita Borg, our award namesake, click here.
• Recognize the accomplishments of international change agents*, increase their visibility, and establish them as role models for others beyond their existing spheres of influence
• Provide a forum – the Grace Hopper Conference – in order to exchange ideas, identify opportunities and areas for improvement, discuss effective practices, and meet hundreds of other women who share in Anita’s vision. Selection Criteria
• A change agent is someone who either deliberately engages in social change, or whose work results in social, cultural or behavioral change. Scholarships will be given to change agents that support women as equal partners in the development and use of computing around the world.
• Women of all ages and education levels are encouraged to apply, provided they can demonstrate their impact on advancing women’s participation in technology.
• Applicants must articulate how their participation in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women will support their work to promote active participation of women in information technology.
• The award recipient will take part in the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s awards celebration on November 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Important Dates:

• 2012 nominations now open – Deadline is April 13, 2012.
• Nominators are notified in July
• Award ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland: October, 2012

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