The search giant will cater for travel as well as entry to various tech conferences in what the company says is an ongoing programme to encourage women to excel in computing and technology.
“As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, we are pleased to offer Women in Tech Conference and Travel Grants for female computer scientists,” read the announcement.
The grants will be paid after the conference and will be up to EUR1,000 with eligible conferences including the JSConf to be held in Berlin in September, Grace Hopper conference, set for October in Minneapolis, the Flossie conference to be held in Malta, in September, and Velocity conference, to be held in London, in November.
To be eligible for a conference grant, the candidate must:
- Be a female working in or studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a technical field related to the conference subject
- Have a strong academic background with demonstrated leadership ability
- Attend the core day(s) of the main conference
Google has placed deadlines from when the female journalists must apply, with the deadline for:
- EuroBSDCon (deadline August 23)
- Flossie (deadline October 4)
- Velocity (deadline October 6)
Google added that all applicants must have a strong academic background with demonstrated leadership ability. The candidate must:
- Be a female working in or studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a technical field related to the conference subject
- Have a strong academic background with demonstrated leadership ability
- Attend the core day(s) of the main conference
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email, approximately 3-4 weeks prior to the event.