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Awards and scholarships: On the occasion of the universal Day of Girls in ICT, which is celebrated this. We present some initiatives that make it easier for girls to train and gain experience in this field
According to the World Financial Forum, the new information and communication technologies sector will produce the most employment in the future. However, according to the UN, less than 30% of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professionals are women globally, which will prevent them from benefiting from future job opportunities.
For example, only 13% of girls study a university degree in Computer Science, according to the report Radiography of the gender gap in STEAM training by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. And in the branch of Engineering and Architecture, they represent only 25% of the enrolled students.
Awards and Scholarships – Women
To draw attention to the existing gender gap in studies and jobs related to new technologies and at the similar time give confidence to more women to be trained in this field, International Girls’ Day is great on the fourth Thursday of April of each year . in ICT, an initiative created in 2011 by International Telecommunications Union, a UN agency.
On the occasion of this celebration, commemorated on April 28 under the motto Access and security, we present to you some awards and scholarships aimed at women who wish to develop in the technology sector. Some calls are in force at the date of publication of this report, but we also inform you of other scholarships that, although the deadline to apply for them has already passed, you can be aware of the following calls since they are held every anus.
Awards to Encourage more Women to Develop in ICT
One way to promote that girls are encouraged to develop in the technological field is to reward outstanding female students who carry out studies related to ICT. Recently, calls for awards have been launched locally and nationally for girls who study a STEM career or training cycle. We’ll tell you what they are…
1. CaixaBank WonNow Awards and Scholarships
CaixaBank and Microsoft Ibérica have just launched the call for the 5th. Edition of the WonNow awards seeks to reward the best STEM university degree students.
These awards include a cash award of 10,000 euros to the winning student who demonstrates having the best academic, personal, professional, and social career. In addition, both entities offer ten scholarships to carry out paid internships for six months at CaixaBank.
Both the winner of the monetary prize and those who obtain the scholarships will also participate in a mentoring program with Microsoft Ibérica once the program at CaixaBank has finished. Women who have completed the first 180 credits of a STEM degree at a Spanish university
Are eligible for the awards, and students doing master’s and postgraduate studies. Would you like to apply for these prizes? Learn more about how to do it on their official website.
2. The DonaTIC Awards and Scholarships also Recognize Students
The call to apply for the 8th edition of the DonaTIC Awards, organized by the Department of Digital Policies and Public management of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in collaboration with the Dona Observatory, is now underway. Likewise, Business and Economy of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Tertúlia Digital association.
These awards recognize the role of women in the professional, business, and academic world of new technologies and offer references for girls and young women to study and work in STEM fields.
The winners, apart from gaining visibility and recognition, this year will be able to obtain training and the opportunity to participate in different initiatives of the organizing entities and other collaborators, such as the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Hewlett-Packard, Netmentora, and the Cybersecurity and Strategy Agency Newspace
Most of the seven categories of these awards recognize professionals from the ICT world. Still, the ICT Student awards students with any university degree or vocational training cycle in new technologies, which have developed a remarkable project and initiative in this sector. In addition, the winner of this category will have the opportunity to meet with directors of the Hewlett Packard (HP) company to do internships in this company.
If you are a scholar and wish to apply for this award, check the rules and send the necessary documentation electronically to aspire to this award before May 23, 2022.
3. FP STEAM Awards
The ASTI Foundation and CaixaBank Dualiza, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Junta de Castilla y León, have launched the 1st edition of the FP STEAM Awards to reward the best students of Vocational Training training cycles related to new technologies and the industry of this autonomous community.
The awards have been launched ” to help awaken female vocations to sign up for STEAM professions,” Cristina Rodríguez, coordinator of CaixaBank Dualiza, tells Educaweb. “For now, we have launched a pilot project in the province of Burgos, and it could not have been better received. More than 80 girls have signed up to participate in this initiative,” she says.
Awards and Scholarships
There are five award categories: award for the best STEAM student, the best Basic Vocational Training student, the best Intermediate Training Cycle student, the best Higher Training Cycle student, the best company or institution committed to FP, and the best educational center of FP.
The registration period to present candidacies ends on May 31, 2022. The bases to participate are available on the awards website, where all the information related to these awards will complete.
Scholarships from training centers
Some training centers have committed to promoting careers related to the technology sector among women by launching scholarships for female students who want to train in this field. We present some of them…
4. Inesdi and Three Points Closing The Gap Scholarships
India and Three Points, the two schools of the Digital Innovation Learning Hub of Planet Training and Universities, have just launched the 5th edition of their Closing The Gap Scholarships. These consist of the financing of 100% of the enrollment of the master’s programs and aim at “women who aspire to lead digital transformation processes in their companies or professional projects,” explain the bases of the call.
Both centers offer ten scholarships for women who wish to study one of the master’s programs in technology, in the case of Three Points, or digital business transformation, in the case of India.
To apply for one of the scholarships, whose duration is 12 months (counting from the beginning of the program), you must have a university degree and meet the academic and professional requirements for access to the master’s degree you intereste in studying.
If you intereste in obtain one of the five scholarships offered by Inesdi. And five by Three Points, send the following documentation to the before your. Information about the master’s degree you want to study. Copies of academic titles and a project proposal aimed at raising awareness. About the existence of the gender gap in digital professions (maximum 1,000 to 2,000 words).
Access this web page if you want to know more details about these scholarships. And what the project above consists of, which you will have to develop to apply for them.
5. HP-La Salle-URL Scholarship to Study Health Engineering
La Salle Campus Barcelona-Universitat Ramon Llull. And Hewlett-Packard have just launched the HP-La Salle-URL Scholarship. Which can apply for by two candidates who want to take it. Starting in September 2022. The new degree in Health Engineering that this university institution will offer.
The scholarship endowe with a grant of 50% of the cost of registration during the first academic year. From the second year and the following ones. The scholarship can obtain as long as the student has completed the previous year, Roger Mallol. The coordinator of the degree in Health Engineering. Explains to Educaweb.
Moreover, To apply for these scholarships. Firstly, You must enroll in a Health Engineering degree. And obtain a final grade equal to or greater than 8 in the Baccalaureate. Higher-level training cycle, or equivalent studies recognized by the Ministry of tutoring and FP. In addition, the academic career. A personal interview, the economic situation. And the evaluation of a video curriculum will take into account.
However, The allocation will make on May 31. Moreover, Prioritizing the candidate with the greatest economic needs. Finally, Considering family income. And also, As of that date, if the scholarships have not covered. However, The allocation will make in order of the scholarship application. And also, reservation of a place in the degree of Health Engineering, adds Mallol. And also, For more information and to ask for an interview. Consult the scholarship website of this university.
conclusion
Finally, For more women to participate in the technology industry. Ans also, Different entities, companies. And organizations have scholarships for girls. To study outside Spain. We present some of them…
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